Rig Veda 3.17.4: Mandala 3, Sukta 17, Mantra 4
Sukta 3.17
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निं सुदीतिं सुदृशं गृणन्तो नमस्यामस्त्वेड्यं जातवेदः । त्वां दूतमरतिं हव्यवाहं देवा अकृण्वन्नमृतस्य नाभिम् ॥
Transliteration
agníṃ sudītíṃ sudṛ́śaṃ gṛṇánto namasyā́mas tvéḍyaṃ jā́tavedas | tvā́ṃ dūtám aratíṃ havyavā́haṃ devā́ akṛṇvann amṛ́tasya nā́bhim ||
Translation
よく燃え立ち、見目麗しきアグニを讃えつつ、われらは汝に礼拝する、ジャータヴェーダスよ、求め讃うべき御方。諸神は汝を使者となし、倦まぬ行者、供物を運ぶ者、—不死なるものの臍（中心）—と定めた。
Word by Word
अग्निम्Agni (as object of praise/worship)
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
सुदीतिम्well-kindled, brightly shining
सुदीतिम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + दीति- (प्रातिपदिक; √दीप्/√दी (दीप्तौ) भाव)
सुदृशम्fair to see, of good appearance
सुदृशम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + दृश् (प्रातिपदिक: सुदृश-)
गृणन्तःpraising, singing
गृणन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb-derived participle
Root√गृ (स्तुतौ) → गृणत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
नमस्यामःwe worship, we bow to
नमस्यामः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Root√नमस्/√नम् (नमने) → नमस्य (नामधातु/denominative)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम)
ईड्यम्worthy of praise/adoration
ईड्यम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (gerundive)
Root√ईड्/√ईळ् (स्तुतौ) → ईड्य (कृत्य/gerundive)
जातवेदःO Jātavedas (knower of births; Agni)
जातवेदः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootजात- (√जन्) + वेदस्- (√विद् ‘to know’) → जातवेदस्-
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम)
दूतम्messenger
दूतम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदूत- (प्रातिपदिक)
अरातिम्one who harms not; non-injuring (protector)
अरातिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअराति- (प्रातिपदिक)
हव्यवाहम्carrier of oblations
हव्यवाहम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootहव्य- + वाह- (√वह् ‘to carry’) → हव्यवाह-
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
अकृण्वन्made, appointed
अकृण्वन्:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे)
अमृतस्यof immortality
अमृतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootअमृत- (प्रातिपदिक)
नाभिम्navel; hub, central point
नाभिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootनाभि- (प्रातिपदिक)
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