Rig Veda 3.23.4 — Mandala 3, Sukta 23, Mantra 4

Sukta 3.23

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm by metrical scan)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

नि त्वा दधे वर आ पृथिव्या इळायास्पदे सुदिनत्वे अह्नाम् । दृषद्वत्यां मानुष आपयायां सरस्वत्यां रेवदग्ने दिदीहि ॥

Transliteration

ní tvā dadhe váre ā́ pṛthivyā́ iḷā́yāḥ padé su-dina-tvé áhnām | dṛṣád-vatyāṃ mā́nuṣe āpayā́yāṃ sárasvatyāṃ revád agne didīhi ||

Translation

Aku menempatkan engkau pada tempat pilihan di atas Bumi, pada singgasana Iḷā, demi kebahagiaan terang hari-hari. Di Dṛṣadvatī, di ranah manusia, di Āpayā, di Sarasvatī—bersinarlah, wahai Agni yang cemerlang.

Word by Word

• नि: down; in; (prefix)
• नि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि (upasarga) / ni (avyaya)

• त्वा: you (thee)
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (pronoun)

• दधे: I have placed / I set
• दधे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (डुधाञ्) ‘to place, set’

• वरे: in the choice/boon; in the excellent (place)
• वरे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (prātipadika)

• आ: to; unto; (prefix)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga) / ā (avyaya)

• पृथिव्याः: from the earth
• पृथिव्याः: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (prātipadika)

• इळायाः: of Ilā (goddess of nourishment/earth)
• इळायाः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: इळा (Ilā) (prātipadika)

• पदे: in the place/footing
• पदे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (prātipadika)

• सुदिनत्वे: in good day-ness; in fair days/bright time
• सुदिनत्वे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun (abstract)
• Root: सु-दिनत्व (prātipadika; from सु + दिन + -त्व)

• अह्नाम्: of days
• अह्नाम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (prātipadika)

• दृषद्वत्याम्: in/at (the river) Dṛṣadvatī
• दृषद्वत्याम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Proper noun
• Root: दृषद्वती (river-name) (prātipadika)

• मानुषः: the man; the human (one)
• मानुषः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective/Noun
• Root: मानुष (prātipadika)

• अपयायाम्: in/at (the river) Apayā
• अपयायाम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Proper noun
• Root: अपयाया (river-name) (prātipadika)

• सरस्वत्याम्: in/at Sarasvatī
• सरस्वत्याम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Proper noun
• Root: सरस्वती (river/goddess) (prātipadika)

• रेवत्: O wealthy/splendid
• रेवत्: Sambodhana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रेवत् (adj. stem; from रेव ‘wealth’ + -वत्)

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (prātipadika)

• दिदीहि: shine forth; blaze
• दिदीहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: दीदिहि < √दीप्/√दी (to shine, blaze) (Vedic intensive/imperative formation)