Rig Veda 3.19.2: Mandala 3, Sukta 19, Mantra 2
Sukta 3.19
Devata: Agni (with devatāti; Vasus invoked as supporting powers)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र ते अग्ने हविष्मतीमियर्म्यच्छा सुद्युम्नां रातिनीं घृताचीम् । प्रदक्षिणिद्देवतातिमुराणः सं रातिभिर्वसुभिर्यज्ञमश्रेत् ॥
Transliteration
prá te agne havíṣmatīm iyarmí ácchā sudyumnā́ṃ rātínīṃ ghṛtā́cīm | prá-dakṣiṇíd devátātiṃ urāṇáḥ sáṃ rātíbhiḥ vásubhir yajñám aśret ||
Translation
汝に向けて、アグニ（Agni）よ、我は供献に富む供物を起こし進める――善き光に輝き、贈与を授け、澄酥（ghṛta）の甘露を流すものを。右旋の道をめぐりて進み、熱意あり力広きままに、神性の群れがここに確立されよ。贈り物とヴァス（Vasus）とともに、祭儀が成就せんことを。
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
तेto you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (pronominal base)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
हविष्मतीम्having oblation, rich in offering
हविष्मतीम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootहविष्मत् (हविस् + -मत्)
इयर्मिI set in motion / I send forth
इयर्मि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootईर्/इर् (ईरयति/इयर्ति)
अच्छाtowards
अच्छा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा
सुद्युम्नाम्of good splendour/glory
सुद्युम्नाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसुद्युम्न (सु- + द्युम्न)
रातिनीम्the giving one / bestowing
रातिनीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootरातिनी (from √रा/रद्? ‘to give’; ‘giver, bestower’)
घृताचीम्ghee-flowing, ghee-streaming
घृताचीम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootघृताची (घृत + अञ्च्/अच् ‘to go/shine’; ‘with ghee as her course/stream’)
प्रदक्षिणित्moving rightward (in circumambulation)
प्रदक्षिणित्:
Kartā (qualifier)
TypeAdjective (Vedic) / Kṛdanta-like
Rootप्रदक्षिणित् (प्र- + दक्षिण + -इत्; ‘going/turning to the right’)
देवतातीम्the divine procession / company of gods
देवतातीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेवताती (देवता + अति/आति ‘passage/going’; ‘divine course/host’)
उराणःeager, impetuous
उराणः:
Kartā (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootउराण (from √उर्/√वृ? Vedic epithet ‘eager/impetuous/strong’)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (upasarga)
रातिभिःwith gifts, with bestowals
रातिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootराति
वसुभिःwith riches/goods
वसुभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवसु
यज्ञम्the sacrifice
यज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
अश्रेत्has approached / has come to / has resorted to
अश्रेत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√श्रि (श्रयति) with preverb आ- (आश्रयति)
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