Rig Veda 3.2.8: Mandala 3, Sukta 2, Mantra 8
Sukta 3.2
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नमस्यत हव्यदातिं स्वध्वरं दुवस्यत दम्यं जातवेदसम् । रथीॠतस्य बृहतो विचर्षणिरग्निर्देवानामभवत्पुरोहितः ॥
Transliteration
namasyata havya-dā́tiṃ sv-adhvaráṃ duvasyata dábhyaṃ jā́ta-vedasam | rathī́ ṛtásya bṛható ví-carṣaṇir agnír devā́nām abhavat puró-hitaḥ ||
Translation
供物を授ける者に礼拝せよ。正しき祭儀の主、屈せぬジャータヴェーダス（Jātavedas）に奉仕せよ。広大なる真理の御者、広く見渡すアグニ（Agni）は、神々の先導として、前に据えられた祭官（Purohita）となった。
Word by Word
नमस्यतworship (you all)!
नमस्यत:
— (विधेय क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक) / नम् (धातु) → नमस्यति
हव्यदातिम्the giver of oblations
हव्यदातिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootहव्यदाति (प्रातिपदिक; हव्य + दाति < √दा ‘to give’)
स्वध्वरम्the good/true sacrificer (of good rite)
स्वध्वरम्:
कर्म (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वध्वर (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + अध्वर ‘sacrifice’)
दुवस्यतserve/honor (you all)!
दुवस्यत:
— (विधेय क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदुवस् (प्रातिपदिक) / दुवस्यति (नामधातु) ‘to honor, serve’
दम्यम्the controllable/disciplinable
दम्यम्:
कर्म (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootदम्य (प्रातिपदिक; √दम् ‘to tame’ → ‘to be tamed/controlled’)
जातवेदसम्Jātavedas (Agni), knower of births
जातवेदसम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootजातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक; जात ‘born’ + वेदस् ‘knowledge’)
रथीthe charioteer / one with a chariot
रथी:
कर्तृ (अग्निः—विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootरथिन् (प्रातिपदिक) → रथी
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order/true law)
ऋतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहतःof the great (one)
बृहतः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
विचर्षणिःfar-shining / widely radiant
विचर्षणिः:
कर्तृ (अग्निः—विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootविचर्षणि (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अभवत्became / was
अभवत्:
— (विधेय क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भू (भवति)
पुरोहितःthe household priest / officiating priest
पुरोहितः:
कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण (अग्निः = पुरोहितः)
TypeNoun
Rootपुरोहित (प्रातिपदिक; पुरस् + हित < √धा/√हि ‘to place’)
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