Rig Veda 3.17.5: Mandala 3, Sukta 17, Mantra 5
Sukta 3.17
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यस्त्वद्धोता पूर्वो अग्ने यजीयान्द्विता च सत्ता स्वधया च शम्भुः । तस्यानु धर्म प्र यजा चिकित्वोऽथ नो धा अध्वरं देववीतौ ॥
Transliteration
yás tvád dhótā pū́rvo agne yájīyān dvitā́ ca sáttā svadháyā ca śambhúḥ | tásyā́nu dhárma prá yajā cikitvó’thā no dhā adhvaráṃ devávītau ||
Translation
汝の最初の祭司であった者、アグニよ—他に勝れて礼拝に値する者—その者はまた第二の臨在であり、自らのスヴァダー（自力・自糧）により、自らの法（ダルマ）に立って、福楽をもたらす。彼の儀礼秩序に従い、覚知をもって前へと祭祀せよ。しかしてわれらのために、神々の歓待のうちにアドヴァラ（祭道）の行程を定めよ。
Word by Word
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वत्from you
त्वत्:
Apādāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
होताthe Hotṛ-priest (invoker)
होता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक; √हु ‘to sacrifice/offer’ से)
पूर्वःformer, earlier
पूर्वः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
(Sambodhana)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
यजीयान्more worshipful / better at sacrifice
यजीयान्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootयजीयस् (तुलनात्मक-प्रातिपदिक; √यज् ‘to worship/sacrifice’)
द्विताa second time; again
द्विता:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootद्विता (अव्यय)
चand
च:
(Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
सत्ताbeing; true existence
सत्ता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसत् (प्रातिपदिक; √अस् ‘to be’) + -ता (भावप्रत्यय)
स्वधयाby (your) own power / by svadhā
स्वधया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्वधा (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
(Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
शम्भुःbeneficent one; bringer of welfare
शम्भुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootशम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
तस्यof him/that
तस्य:
(Genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अनुaccording to; following
अनु:
(Preverb/Adverb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
धर्मlaw; established order; rite
धर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; √धृ ‘to hold’)
प्रforth; forward
प्र:
(Preverb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यजsacrifice! worship!
यज:
(Predicate)
TypeVerb
Root√यज्
चिकित्वःO wise one
चिकित्वः:
(Sambodhana)
TypeAdjective
Rootचिकित्वस् (प्रातिपदिक; √चित् ‘to perceive/know’ से; ‘knowing, wise’)
अथthen; now
अथ:
(Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
नःto us; for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धाplace; establish
धा:
(Predicate)
TypeVerb
Root√धा
अध्वरम्sacrificial rite
अध्वरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
देववीतौin the divine seeking/feast; at the gods’ coming
देववीतौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदेववीति (प्रातिपदिक; देव + वीति ‘pursuit/coming/feast’)
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