Rig Veda 1.44.3 — Mandala 1, Sukta 44, Mantra 3
Sukta 1.44
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अद्या दूतं वृणीमहे वसुमग्निं पुरुप्रियम् । धूमकेतुं भाऋजीकं व्युष्टिषु यज्ञानामध्वरश्रियम् ॥
Transliteration
adyā́ dūtáṃ vṛṇīmahe vásum agníṃ purupriyám | dhūmakétuṃ bhā́ṛjīkaṃ vyùṣṭiṣu yajñā́nām adhvaraśríyam ||
Translation
今日われらは使者として選び取る――富をもたらすアグニ（Agni）、多くに愛される者を。煙を旗印とし、光輝鋭き者；暁のひらけゆく時々に、彼は祭祀（yajña）の美、儀礼（adhvara）を導く栄光である。
Word by Word
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
Adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय)
दूतम्messenger
दूतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदूत (प्रातिपदिक)
वृणीमहेwe choose
वृणीमहे:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√वृ (वृणीते) ‘to choose’
वसुम्good/wealth-bringing, excellent
वसुम्:
Karma (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निम्Agni (fire-god)
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुप्रियम्dear to many, much-beloved
पुरुप्रियम्:
Karma (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु-प्रिय (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
धूमकेतुम्smoke-bannered (Agni), having smoke as a sign
धूमकेतुम्:
Karma (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeNoun
Rootधूम-केतु (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
भाऋजीकम्bright, radiant (epithet)
भाऋजीकम्:
Karma (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootभाऋजीक (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक विशेषण)
व्युष्टिषुat the dawns, in the breakings of day
व्युष्टिषु:
Adhikaraṇa (देश/काल-अधिकारण)
TypeNoun
Rootव्युष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञानाम्of the sacrifices
यज्ञानाम्:
Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
अध्वरश्रियम्the glory/beauty of the rite (adhvara)
अध्वरश्रियम्:
Karma (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअध्वर-श्री (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
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