Rig Veda 3.3.7: Mandala 3, Sukta 3, Mantra 7
Sukta 3.3
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्ने जरस्व स्वपत्य आयुन्यूर्जा पिन्वस्व समिषो दिदीहि नः । वयांसि जिन्व बृहतश्च जागृव उशिग्देवानामसि सुक्रतुर्विपाम् ॥
Transliteration
agné járasva sva-patyá ā́yuni ūrjā́ pinvasva sám iṣó didīhi naḥ | vayā́ṃsi jinva bṛhatáś ca jāgṛva uśíg devā́nām ási su-krátur vipā́m ||
Translation
アグニよ、善き統御のため、また長き歩みのために、われらのうちに成長せよ。歓喜をもたらす力でわれらを満たし、われらの調和（samiṣ）を燃え立たせよ。われらの飛翔の力を増し、広大なるものへと目覚めさせよ。汝は神々の熱き炎、見者たち（vipāṃ）の善意ある知性（sukratu）である。
Word by Word
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि-
जरस्वgrow old / endure (live long)
जरस्व:
कर्तृ (आह्वान/प्रवृत्तिकर्ता: अग्नि)
TypeVerb
Root√जॄ (जर्) / जरस्- (old age) → जरस्व (Vedic injunctive/imperative form)
स्वपत्येin/for good lordship (good mastery, good household rule)
स्वपत्ये:
अधिकरण (लक्ष्य-परिसरः)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वपत्य- (स्व + पत्य)
आयुनिin life / in lifetime
आयुनि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootआयु-
ऊर्जाwith strength / with nourishment
ऊर्जा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्ज्-/ऊर्जा-
पिन्वस्वmake (us/it) thrive; invigorate
पिन्वस्व:
कर्तृ (अग्नि)
TypeVerb
Root√पिव्/√पिन्व् (to swell, make abound, invigorate)
सम्together, fully
सम्:
—
TypePreverb
Rootसम्-
इषःof refreshment / of nourishment
इषः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootइष्-/इषा- (refreshment, nourishment)
दिदीहिshine forth; blaze
दिदीहि:
कर्तृ (अग्नि)
TypeVerb
Root√दीद्/√दी (to shine, blaze) → desiderative/intensive-like stem दिदी-
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
वयांसिvital powers; vigor
वयांसि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवयस्- (vital power, vigor; also ‘birds’ in later usage)
जिन्वquicken; invigorate
जिन्व:
कर्तृ (अग्नि)
TypeVerb
Root√जिव्/√जिन्व् (to quicken, set in motion, invigorate)
बृहतःof the great (one)
बृहतः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootबृहन्त्-
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
जागृवःthe wakeful one
जागृवः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeParticiple (adjective)
Root√जागृ (to be awake) → जागृवस्- (Vedic perfect active participle)
उशिक्the eager (priestly) one
उशिक्:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootउशिज्-/उशिक्- (eager, desirous; a ritual epithet)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदेव-
असिyou are
असि:
कर्तृ (अग्नि) / विधेय
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (to be)
सुक्रतुःof good resolve / good wisdom
सुक्रतुः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootसु- + क्रतु-
विपाम्of the inspired poets (seers)
विपाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootविप्- / विप्र- (in RV: inspired sage/poet; here gen. pl. ‘of the seers/poets’)
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