Rig Veda 6.48.3: Mandala 6, Sukta 48, Mantra 3
Sukta 6.48
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वृषा ह्यग्ने अजरो महान्विभास्यर्चिषा । अजस्रेण शोचिषा शोशुचच्छुचे सुदीतिभिः सु दीदिहि ॥
Transliteration
vṛ́ṣā hí agne ajáro mahā́n vibhā́sy arciṣā́ | ájasreṇa śocíṣā śóśucac chuce sudītíbhīḥ sú dīdihi ||
Translation
હે અગ્નિ, તું ખરેખર મહાન, અજર, વૃષભ છે; તું પોતાની અર્ચિષા (જ્વાલા)થી સર્વત્ર પ્રકાશે છે. અવિરત શોચિષા (તેજ)થી, હે શુચિ, તું વધુ ને વધુ દહે છે; તારી સુદીતિભિઃ (સુશોભિત પ્રજ્વલનાઓ)થી અમામાં પણ સુપ્રકાર દીપ્ત થા.
Word by Word
वृषाthe bull; the mighty one
वृषा:
Kartā
TypeNoun (used adjectivally)
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक) < √वृष् (वर्षणे/सेचने)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अजरःunaging
अजरः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअजर (प्रातिपदिक) < न + √जॄ/√जर् (जीर्णे)
महान्great
महान्:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
विभासिyou shine forth
विभासि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootवि + √भास् (दीप्तौ)
अर्चिषाwith (your) flame
अर्चिषा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअर्चिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अजस्रेणunceasing
अजस्रेण:
Karaṇa (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअजस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
शोचिषाwith (your) blaze, radiance
शोचिषा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशोचिस् (प्रातिपदिक) < √शुच्/√शोच् (दीप्तौ)
शोशुचत्you blaze intensely
शोशुचत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√शुच् (दीप्तौ) [शो-शुच्-]
शुचेO pure one
शुचे:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootशुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
सुदीतिभिःwith good splendors
सुदीतिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसु + दीति (प्रातिपदिक) < √दी (दीप्तौ)
सुwell, greatly
सु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दीदिहिshine forth!
दीदिहि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√दी (दीप्तौ) [दिदि-]
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