Rig Veda 3.15.7: Mandala 3, Sukta 15, Mantra 7
Sukta 3.15
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (family attribution)
Devata: Agni (granting Iḷā, go, and progeny)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; confirm in edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इळामग्ने पुरुदंसं सनिं गोः शश्वत्तमं हवमानाय साध । स्यान्नः सूनुस्तनयो विजावाग्ने सा ते सुमतिर्भूत्वस्मे ॥
Transliteration
iḷā́m agne puru-daṃ́saṃ saníṃ góḥ śaśvat-tamáṃ havamānā́ya sādha | syā́n naḥ sūnús tanáyo vijā́vāgne sā́ te su-matír bhūtv asmè ||
Translation
アグニよ、呼びかける者のために、イラー——多くの業をもつ者——に、「牛」（光の光線／知の光）の永続する獲得を成就せよ。われらに、子が、幼子が、生において勝利する者として在らんことを。アグニよ、それがわれらに向けられた汝の善き思し召し（スーマティ）となれ。
Word by Word
इळाम्Iḷā (the goddess of nourishment/oblation), (as object of invocation)
इळाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइळा (प्रातिपदिक) / इडा
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुदंसम्much-wondrous, of many marvels
पुरुदंसम्:
कर्म (विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरुदंस (प्रातिपदिक; पुरु- + दंस ‘wonder/skill’)
सनिम्gain, winning, acquisition
सनिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसनि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘gain, acquisition, bestowal’)
गोःof cattle / of the cow
गोः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
शश्वत्तमम्most perpetual, ever-lasting
शश्वत्तमम्:
कर्म (विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootशश्वत् (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) + तमप्
हवमानायto the invoking one / for the worshipper who calls
हवमानाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Root√ह्वा (ह्वयति) → हवमान (वर्तमानकृदन्त)
साधaccomplish (it)! / grant!
साध:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√साध् (साध्नोति/साधयति) अथवा √सद् (वैदिक आज्ञार्थे) — वैदिक आज्ञार्थ-रूप
स्यात्may there be
स्यात्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू) → स्यात्
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
सूनुःson
सूनुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
तनयःoffspring, child
तनयः:
कर्तृ (सूनुः इत्यस्य समनाधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootतनय (प्रातिपदिक)
विजावाswift-moving, vigorous
विजावा:
कर्तृ (विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-जाव (प्रातिपदिक; ‘swift/impetuous’), वैदिक रूपम्
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
साthat (she) / that
सा:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
तेyour
ते:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
सुमतिःgood thought, favor, benevolence
सुमतिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसु-मति (प्रातिपदिक)
भूतुlet it be
भूतु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भू (भवति)
अस्मेfor us
अस्मे:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
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