Rig Veda 3.32.12: Mandala 3, Sukta 32, Mantra 12
Sukta 3.32
Rishi: Gāthin Viśvāmitra (traditional attribution for RV 3.32)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यज्ञो हि त इन्द्र वर्धनो भूदुत प्रियः सुतसोमो मियेधः । यज्ञेन यज्ञमव यज्ञियः सन्यज्ञस्ते वज्रमहिहत्य आवत् ॥
Transliteration
yajñó hí ta indra várdhano bhūd utá priyáḥ sutá-somo miyédhaḥ | yajñéna yajñám ava yajñíyaḥ sán yajñás te vájram ahi-hátye ā́vat ||
Translation
インドラよ、祭祀（yajña）はまことに汝を増し育てるもの、搾り出されたソーマ（Soma）—甘き供物—は汝に愛される。祭をもって祭を護れ、祭にふさわしき者よ；祭祀は汝の金剛杵（vajra）を強め、アヒ（ahi）の力を討ち滅ぼすために備えさせた。
Word by Word
यज्ञःsacrifice, ritual
यज्ञः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक; √यज्)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
तेof you, your
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र
वर्धनःincreaser, promoter
वर्धनः:
कर्तृ/विशेषण-भाव
TypeNoun
Rootवर्धन (√वृध् + ल्युट्/अन-प्रत्यय; प्रातिपदिक)
भूत्became, was
भूत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भू
उतand also, moreover
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
प्रियःdear, beloved
प्रियः:
कर्तृ/विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय
सुतसोमःpressed Soma (drink)
सुतसोमः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसुतसोम (सुत + सोम; प्रातिपदिक)
मियेधःrewarder/giver; benefactor (Vedic epithet)
मियेधः:
कर्तृ/विशेषण
TypeNoun
Rootमियेध (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक)
यज्ञेनby/with sacrifice
यज्ञेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
यज्ञम्the sacrifice
यज्ञम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
अवdown; forth; (with verb)
अव:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootअव
यज्ञियःworthy of sacrifice, sacrificial
यज्ञियः:
कर्तृ/विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootयज्ञिय
सन्being
सन्:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participial)
Root√अस्
यज्ञःthe sacrifice
यज्ञः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
तेto you
ते:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
वज्रम्the thunderbolt
वज्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र
अहिहत्येin the serpent-slaying (battle)
अहिहत्ये:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअहिहत्य (अहि + हत्य; प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards; (with verb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ
अवत्helped, aided
अवत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अव् (अवते/अवति)
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