Rig Veda 3.5.2: Mandala 3, Sukta 5, Mantra 2
Sukta 3.5
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (attribution for RV 3.5)
Devata: Agni (as dūta and light in Dawn)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रेद्वग्निर्वावृधे स्तोमेभिर्गीर्भिः स्तोतॄणां नमस्य उक्थैः । पूर्वीॠतस्य संदृशश्चकानः सं दूतो अद्यौदुषसो विरोके ॥
Transliteration
pré d u agnír vāvṛdhe stómebhir gī́rbhiḥ stotṝṇā́ṃ namasyà ukthaíḥ | pūrvī́r ṛtásya saṃdṛ́śaś cakānáḥ sáṃ dūtó adyaut uṣáso vi-róke ||
Translation
まことにアグニは前へと増し広がった――讃歌（ストーマ）と歌（ギール）、礼拝する者たちの朗誦と敬礼のウクタによって。古きṛta（宇宙の正序・真理）の幻視を喜びつつ、使者はウシャス（暁）の広大な光の顕現とともに輝き出た。
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
वावृधेhas grown, has increased
वावृधे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वृध् (वर्धने)
स्तोमेभिःwith hymns of praise
स्तोमेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
गीर्भिःwith songs/utterances
गीर्भिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगीर्/गिर् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वाणी/स्तुति’)
स्तोतॄणाम्of the praisers
स्तोतॄणाम्:
—
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोतृ (प्रातिपदिक; √स्तु ‘to praise’)
नमस्यःworthy of homage
नमस्यः:
Kartā (अग्निः-सह समनाधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनमस्य (प्रातिपदिक; √नम् ‘to bow’)
उक्थैःwith recited hymns (ukthas)
उक्थैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootउक्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्वीःformer, earlier (many)
पूर्वीः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतस्यof Ṛta (cosmic order/true law)
ऋतस्य:
—
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
संदृशःvisions/sights, appearances
संदृशः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसंदृश् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दर्शन/दृश्य’)
चकानःshining, rejoicing (in)
चकानः:
Kartā (अग्निः-सह समनाधिकरण)
TypeParticiple
Root√कन्/√काङ्क्ष्? (वैदिक ‘चकान’ = ‘दीप्त/हर्षित/प्रकाशमान’), कृत्-प्रत्यय
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
दूतःmessenger
दूतः:
Kartā (अद्यौद् इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootदूत (प्रातिपदिक)
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
Adhikaraṇa (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय)
अद्यौत्shone forth
अद्यौत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√द्युत् (दीप्तौ)
उषसःof Dawn (Uṣas)
उषसः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
विरोकेin the shining expanse, in the radiance
विरोके:
Adhikaraṇa (स्थान)
TypeNoun
Rootविरोक (प्रातिपदिक; ‘प्रकाश/विस्तीर्ण-प्रकाश’)
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