Rig Veda 2.2.3: Mandala 2, Sukta 2, Mantra 3
Sukta 2.2
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तं देवा बुध्ने रजसः सुदंससं दिवस्पृथिव्योररतिं न्येरिरे । रथमिव वेद्यं शुक्रशोचिषमग्निं मित्रं न क्षितिषु प्रशंस्यम् ॥
Transliteration
táṃ devā́ budhné rájasaḥ su-dáṃsasaṃ divás-pṛthivyór aratíṃ ní erire | rátham iva védyaṃ śukrá-śociṣam agníṃ mitráṃ ná kṣitíṣu pra-śáṃsyam ||
Translation
神々は彼を中界の基に据えた——善き働き手、天と地とのあいだの使者として。祭壇へと曳き来たるにふさわしい戦車のように、清らかな炎光に燃え、彼らはアグニを——ミトラ（Mitra）のごとく——諸民の中に称賛される者として、人の住まいに調和の力として立てた。
Word by Word
तम्him/that one
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
बुध्नेin the depth/bottom
बुध्ने:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootबुध्न (प्रातिपदिक)
रजसःof the space/realm (rajas)
रजसः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootरजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सुदंससम्very wondrous/strongly marvellous
सुदंससम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-दंसस् (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहिः/कर्मधारयः)
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
पृथिव्योःof heaven-and-earth (lit. of the two earths/earth-pair)
पृथिव्योः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
अरतिम्the charioteer/driver (steersman)
अरतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअरति (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown, into; (prefix)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग)
एरिरेthey set in motion/they impelled
एरिरे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootईर् (धातु; Vedic: ईरिरे)
रथम्a chariot
रथम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
वेद्यम्to be recognized/known; worthy of notice
वेद्यम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootवेद्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √विद्/√वेद् ‘to know’ → ‘to be known/recognized’)
शुक्रशोचिषम्with bright/flashing flame
शुक्रशोचिषम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootशुक्र-शोचिस् (प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारयः)
अग्निम्Agni (fire)
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रम्Mitra (as a friend/ally)
मित्रम्:
कर्म (उपमान-रूपेण)
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
क्षितिषुamong the settlements/dwellings
क्षितिषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootक्षिति (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रशंस्यम्praiseworthy
प्रशंस्यम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-शंस्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √शंस् ‘to praise’)
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