Rig Veda 3.22.5: Mandala 3, Sukta 22, Mantra 5
Sukta 3.22
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional attribution for RV 3.22–3.23 complex; family book of Viśvāmitra)
Devata: Agni (with Iḷā invoked as allied power of inspired speech/insight)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; standard for much of RV 3; confirm with pada-count/metrical scan in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इळामग्ने पुरुदंसं सनिं गोः शश्वत्तमं हवमानाय साध । स्यान्नः सूनुस्तनयो विजावाग्ने सा ते सुमतिर्भूत्वस्मे ॥
Transliteration
iḷā́m agne puru-daṃsáṃ saníṃ góḥ śaśvat-tamáṃ havamānāya sādha | syān naḥ sūnús tanáyo vijā́vāgne sā́ te su-matír bhūtv asmè ||
Translation
Agni, jo tumhe pukarta hai uske liye Ila ka kaam karo. Ila woh chamak hai jo gyaan deti hai. Humare bete paida hon, jeet ke badhein. Yeh tumhari kripa ho.
Word by Word
इळाम्Iḷā (the goddess of nourishment/oblation)
इळाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइळा (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुदंसम्much-wondrous, of many feats
पुरुदंसम्:
विशेषण (कर्मणि) / कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरुदंस (प्रातिपदिक; पुरु- + दंस)
सनिम्winning, acquisition
सनिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसनि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘gain, winning’)
गोःof cattle (of the cow)
गोः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) / विशेषण
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
शश्वत्तमम्most continual, ever-lasting
शश्वत्तमम्:
विशेषण (कर्मणि)
TypeAdjective
Rootशश्वत् (अव्यय/विशेषण) + -तम (तमप्)
हवमानायto the one who is invoking (the worshipper)
हवमानाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Root√ह्वे (ह्वा) ‘to call’ → हवमान (वर्तमानकृदन्त)
साधaccomplish! grant success!
साध:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√साध् ‘to accomplish, make succeed’
स्यात्may there be
स्यात्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस् ‘to be’
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
सूनुःson
सूनुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
तनयःoffspring
तनयः:
कर्तृ (समानाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootतनय (प्रातिपदिक)
विजावाswift/impetuous (in onset), vigorous
विजावा:
विशेषण (कर्तरि)
TypeAdjective
Rootविजाव (प्रातिपदिक; वि- + जाव ‘swift/impetuous’)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
साthat (she/it)
सा:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
तेyour
ते:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
सुमतिःgood thought, favor
सुमतिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसुमति (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + मति)
भूतुlet it be, may it become
भूतु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भू ‘to be, become’
अस्मेfor us
अस्मे:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
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