Rig Veda 3.4.1: Mandala 3, Sukta 4, Mantra 1
Sukta 3.4
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional for RV 3.4)
Devata: Agni (as Hotṛ and inviter of the gods)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
समित्समित्सुमना बोध्यस्मे शुचाशुचा सुमतिं रासि वस्वः । आ देव देवान्यजथाय वक्षि सखा सखीन्त्सुमना यक्ष्यग्ने ॥
Transliteration
samít-samit su-mánā bodhy asmé śucā́śucā su-matíṃ rāsi vásvaḥ | ā́ deva devā́n yajáthāya vakṣi sakhā́ sakhī́n su-mánā yakṣy agne ||
Translation
薪ごとに、薪ごとに汝みずから燃え立ち、われらのうちに歓喜の心もて目覚めよ。清浄なる者よ、清浄をもって善き思い（ス・マティ）を与えよ、富の住まう者よ。神よ、祭儀のために諸神を導き来たらしめよ。友の友として、歓喜の心もて供犠せよ、アグニよ。
Word by Word
समित्kindling-stick, fuel
समित्:
अधिकारण (हेतौ/निमित्ते) / कर्म (यक्ष्य-प्रसङ्गे)
TypeNoun
Rootसम्-इध् (इन्ध्) / समिध् (प्रातिपदिक)
समित्kindling-stick (again; distributive emphasis)
समित्:
अधिकारण/कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसमिध् (प्रातिपदिक)
सुमनाgood-minded, gracious
सुमना:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
बोधिbe awake; take notice
बोधि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootबुध्
अस्मेto us / for us
अस्मे:
सम्प्रदान (to us) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
शुचाwith brightness, with flame/purity
शुचा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootशुच् (प्रातिपदिक ‘शुचि/शुच्’)
अशुचाwith (even) non-brightness/soot; with the dark (i.e., amid smoke)
अशुचा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअ-शुच् (नञ्-पूर्वक)
सुमतिम्good thought, good counsel, favor
सुमतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसु-मति (प्रातिपदिक)
रासिgrant, give
रासि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootरा (दा-अर्थे ‘to give, grant’)
वस्वःof wealth; of riches
वस्वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive of possession/abundance)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, towards; (prefix)
आ:
(क्रियाविशेषण) —
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
देवO god (Agni)
देव:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
यजथायfor the worship; for the sacrifice
यजथाय:
सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन (for the worship/rite)
TypeNoun
Rootयजथ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘यजथ’ = worship/service; also ‘यजथ’ as act of worship)
वक्षिbring, convey
वक्षि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (वहति) with preverb आ (आ-वह्) in sense ‘bring/convey’
सखाfriend
सखा:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक)
सखीन्friends (companions)
सखीन्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक)
सुमनाgood-minded, kindly
सुमना:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
यक्षिsacrifice; worship
यक्षि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootयज्
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
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