Rig Veda 3.7.10: Mandala 3, Sukta 7, Mantra 10

Sukta 3.7

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina

Devata: Agni (with Ushas as allied illuminers)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

पृक्षप्रयजो द्रविणः सुवाचः सुकेतव उषसो रेवदूषुः । उतो चिदग्ने महिना पृथिव्याः कृतं चिदेनः सं महे दशस्य ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 3.7.10

Transliteration

pṛkṣá-prayajo dráviṇaḥ su-vā́caḥ su-kétava uṣáso revád ūṣuḥ | utó cid agne máhinā pṛthivyā́ḥ kṛtáṃ cid énaḥ sáṃ mahé daśasya ||

Translation

Jo log achhi tarah se puja karte hain aur achhi baat bolte hain, unke liye subah ki roshni chamak uthi hai. Agni, agar dharti par koi galti ho gayi hai, toh usko theek kar do. Use achha bana do taaki bada kaam ho sake.

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Word by Word

• पृक्षप्रयजः: having offerings mixed/strengthened (with nourishment), well-sacrificing
• पृक्षप्रयजः: विशेषण (कर्तृपद-सम्बन्धः) / Kartā-qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृक्ष- (प्रातिपदिक) + प्र-यज् (यज् ‘यज्’ धातु से ‘प्रयज्’/‘प्रयज’ नामधातु-समास)

• द्रविणः: wealth-givers / possessors of riches
• द्रविणः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रविण- (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुवाचः: of good speech, well-speaking
• सुवाचः: विशेषण (कर्तृपद-सम्बन्धः) / Kartā-qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-वाच् (वाच् ‘speak’ से प्रातिपदिक ‘वाच’)

• सुकेतवः: bright-bannered, of good radiance
• सुकेतवः: विशेषण (कर्तृपद-सम्बन्धः) / Kartā-qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-केतु (केतु- प्रातिपदिक)

• उषसः: the Dawns
• उषसः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: उषस्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• रेवत्: richly, splendidly
• रेवत्: क्रियाविशेषण / manner
• Type: Adjective (indeclinable-like in neut. acc./nom. sg. used adverbially) / qualifier
• Root: रेवत् (मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण; रेव- ‘wealth’)

• ऊषुः: they shone / they dwelt (appeared)
• ऊषुः: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (उष्/वस् ‘shine/dwell’—RV में ‘ऊषुः’ = परिपूर्ण-परस्मैपद परोक्ष/लिट् 3 बहु)

• उतो: and also
• उतो: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (निपात)

• चित्: even
• चित्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (निपात)

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)

• महिना: by (your) greatness, through might
• महिना: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिन्/महिमा- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘मह’ से)

• पृथिव्याः: of the earth
• पृथिव्याः: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी- (प्रातिपदिक)

• कृतम्: done, committed
• कृतम्: Karma (object) / विषय
• Type: Participle
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)

• चित्: even
• चित्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (निपात)

• एनः: sin, offense
• एनः: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एनस्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• सम्: together, completely
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• महे: we magnify / we extol
• महे: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु) / महे (आत्मनेपद-रूप; RV में ‘महे’ = ‘मह्’ धातोः लट् 1 बहु)

• दशस्य: honor (us)/show favor; be gracious
• दशस्य: Kriyā (आज्ञार्थ/प्रार्थना)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दशस् (धातु; ‘to honor, serve’)