Rig Veda 3.18.5: Mandala 3, Sukta 18, Mantra 5
Sukta 3.18
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कृधि रत्नं सुसनितर्धनानां स घेदग्ने भवसि यत्समिद्धः । स्तोतुर्दुरोणे सुभगस्य रेवत्सृप्रा करस्ना दधिषे वपूंषि ॥
Transliteration
kṛdhí rátnaṃ susanitár dhanā́nāṃ sá ghed agne bhavasi yát samíddhaḥ | stotúr duroṇé subhágasya revát sṛprā́ karásnā dadhíṣe vapū́ṃṣi ||
Translation
われらのために宝を造れ、諸々の富をよく獲得する「善き得分」を。まことにアグニよ、汝は点ぜられるとき、その成就する力そのものとなる。幸いなる歌い手の住まいにおいて、汝は輝く諸形相—強き炎の諸力—を据え、意識の家を満ち豊かにする。
Word by Word
कृधिmake; do (you)
कृधि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (करोति)
रत्नम्a treasure; precious gift
रत्नम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
सुसनितर्धनानाम्(you who are) the good winner/provider of riches
सुसनितर्धनानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootसु- + सनितृ (√सन्/सनि ‘to gain, win’) + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe; you (that one)
सः:
कर्तृ (भवसि) सह
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
घindeed; surely
घ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootघ (निपात)
इद्just; indeed
इद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
भवसिyou become; you are
भवसि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (भवति)
यत्when; since
यत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम/सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय)
समिद्धःkindled; fully kindled
समिद्धः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (अग्नेः)
TypeParticiple
Rootसम्-इध् (√इध् ‘to kindle’) → समिद्ध (कृदन्त)
स्तोतुःof the praiser
स्तोतुः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोतृ (√स्तु ‘to praise’) (प्रातिपदिक)
दुरोणेin the house; in the dwelling
दुरोणे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootदुरोण (प्रातिपदिक)
सुभगस्यof the fortunate (man)
सुभगस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुभग (प्रातिपदिक)
रेवत्richly; splendidly; with wealth
रेवत्:
विशेषण/क्रियाविशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootरेवत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘possessing wealth/splendour’)
सृप्रा(your) jaws/lips (Vedic: sṛprā́)
सृप्रा:
कर्म (दधिषे) सह
TypeNoun
Rootसृप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
करस्ना(your) hands/forearms (Vedic: karasnā́)
करस्ना:
कर्म (दधिषे) सह
TypeNoun
Rootकरस्न (प्रातिपदिक)
दधिषेyou place; you put on; you assume
दधिषे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (दधाति)
वपूँषिforms; bodies; shapes
वपूँषि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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