Rig Veda 3.31.2: Mandala 3, Sukta 31, Mantra 2

Sukta 3.31

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (Kauśika) (traditional circle attribution)

Devata: Agni (and generative powers ‘Mothers’)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

न जामये तान्वो रिक्थमारैक्चकार गर्भं सनितुर्निधानम् । यदी मातरो जनयन्त वह्निमन्यः कर्ता सुकृतोरन्य ऋन्धन् ॥

Transliteration

ná jāmáye tā́nvo rিকthám āraik cakā́ra gárbhaṃ sanitúr nidhā́nam | yadī́ mā́taro janáyanta váhnim anyáḥ kartā́ sukŕtōr anyá ṛ́ndhan ||

Translation

彼はこの身を親族への遺産として残さず、胎（子宮）を勝利を得る者の秘められた宝蔵とした。母たちが運ぶ炎（vahni）を産み出すとき、一は善き業の作者となり、他はそれを燃え立たせ増し加える者となる。

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Word by Word

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• जामये: to a kinsman / to one of the same stock
• जामये: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामि

• तान्वः: bodies, persons
• तान्वः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनू

• रिक्थम्: inheritance, patrimony
• रिक्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिक्थ

• आरैक्: left, abandoned
• आरैक्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: रिच् (रिक्) / रेक् (वेद.)

• चकार: made, did
• चकार: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ

• गर्भम्: embryo, womb-child
• गर्भम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ

• सनितुः: of the gaining/winning (one), of acquisition
• सनितुः: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनि

• निधानम्: a deposit, placing, store
• निधानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधान

• यदि: if, when
• यदि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• मातरः: mothers
• मातरः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ

• जनयन्त: beget, generate
• जनयन्त: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (जनयति)

• वह्निम्: Agni / the carrier (fire-priest)
• वह्निम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि

• अन्यः: another
• अन्यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य

• कर्ता: maker, doer
• कर्ता: Kartā
• Type: Noun (agent)
• Root: कृ (कर्तृ)

• सुकृतोः: of good deed / of merit
• सुकृतोः: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकृत

• अन्यः: another
• अन्यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य

• ऋन्धन्: thriving, prospering; succeeding
• ऋन्धन्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: ऋध्/ऋन्ध् (वेद.)