Rig Veda 3.3.6: Mandala 3, Sukta 3, Mantra 6
Sukta 3.3
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निर्देवेभिर्मनुषश्च जन्तुभिस्तन्वानो यज्ञं पुरुपेशसं धिया । रथीरन्तरीयते साधदिष्टिभिर्जीरो दमूना अभिशस्तिचातनः ॥
Transliteration
agnír devébhir mánuṣaś ca jantúbhis tanvānáḥ yajñáṃ puru-péśasaṃ dhiyā́ | rathī́r antár īyate sā́dhadiṣṭi-bhir jīró damū́nā abhiśasti-cā́tanaḥ ||
Translation
アグニは、神々と、人々と、あらゆる生きものとともに、霊感ある思惟（dhī）によって祭祀をひろげ、豊かな姿に整える。御者のごとく内に行きめぐり、成就の力によって事を遂げる。住処において迅速なる者は、敵対の言葉の襲いを払い退ける。
Word by Word
अग्निःAgni (the fire-god)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
देवेभिःwith the gods
देवेभिः:
सह/साधन (करण-भावः; ‘with’)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
मनुष्यैःwith men (humans)
मनुष्यैः:
सह/साधन (करण-भावः; ‘with’)
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
जन्तुभिःwith living beings/creatures
जन्तुभिः:
सह/साधन (करण-भावः; ‘with’)
TypeNoun
Rootजन्तु- (प्रातिपदिक)
तन्वानःspreading/expanding
तन्वानः:
कर्तृ (अग्निः) विशेषण
TypeVerb (Participle)
Root√तन् (तनु)
यज्ञम्the sacrifice
यज्ञम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ- (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुपेशसम्of many adornments/with much beauty
पुरुपेशसम्:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु- + पेशस्- (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
धियाby insight/with thought (devotion)
धिया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधि- (प्रातिपदिक)
रथीःthe charioteer/rider
रथीः:
कर्तृ (अग्निः) विशेषण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootरथिन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्तरीयतेmoves in-between / passes through
अन्तरीयते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअन्तर् + √इ (इण्) / वैदिक प्रयोग: ‘अन्तरीयते’
साधदिष्टिभिःwith successful/fulfilling offerings (rites)
साधदिष्टिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun (instrumental plural)
Rootसाधदिष्टि- (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समास, वैदिक)
जीरःswift/quick
जीरः:
कर्तृ (अग्निः) विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootजीर- (प्रातिपदिक)
दमूनाhouse-friend; lord of the house
दमूना:
कर्तृ (अग्निः) विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootदमूनस्/दमूना- (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक)
अभिशस्तिचातनःthe repeller of curses/hostile imprecations
अभिशस्तिचातनः:
कर्तृ (अग्निः) विशेषण
TypeNoun/Adjective (agent-noun)
Rootअभिशस्ति- + √चात्/√चत् (चातन ‘driving away’) (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
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