Rig Veda 3.55.3: Mandala 3, Sukta 55, Mantra 3
Sukta 3.55
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Agni (as locus of ṛta-speech); overarching ‘asuratvam ekam’
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वि मे पुरुत्रा पतयन्ति कामाः शम्यच्छा दीद्ये पूर्व्याणि । समिद्धे अग्नावृतमिद्वदेम महद्देवानामसुरत्वमेकम् ॥
Transliteration
ví me puru-trā́ patayanti kā́māḥ śámy acchā́ dīdye pū́rvyāṇi | sam-iddhé agnā́v ṛtám íd vadema mahád devā́nām asura-tvám ékam ||
Translation
わが欲求は多方へと飛び散る。燃え立つ火焔へと向かい、古来の光を輝かせる。燃え起こされたアグニ（Agni）において、われらは真理そのものを語ろう――神々のただ一つ、広大なるアスラの威力（asuratva）を。
Word by Word
विapart, in various directions
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग) / √विभज् (अर्थ-प्रवृत्ति)
मेof me, my
मे:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (अस्मद्)
पुरुत्राin many places, variously
पुरुत्रा:
अधिकारण (वितरण-स्थान/दिशा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरुत्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
पतयन्तिthey fly about, flit
पतयन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पत् (पतति) / (वेद.) √पतय् (चलने/उड्डयने)
कामाःdesires, wishes
कामाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकाम (प्रातिपदिक)
शम्well, auspiciously; peace
शम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (अव्यय/निपात; ‘कल्याणम्/शान्तिः’)
यच्छrestrain!, hold back!, grant/control!
यच्छ:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√यम् (यच्छति)
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
दीद्येI have shone; I shine forth
दीद्ये:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√दीद्/√दी (दीप्तौ) (वेद. पुनरुक्त-धातु/तीव्र-दीप्ति)
पूर्व्याणिthe former/ancient (deeds/ordinances)
पूर्व्याणि:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व्य (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
समिद्धेwhen kindled; in the kindled (state)
समिद्धे:
अधिकारण
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootसम्-√इध् (इन्धते) → समिद्ध (कृदन्त)
अग्नौin/at Agni (the fire)
अग्नौ:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतम्ṛta: truth, cosmic order
ऋतम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
वदेमmay we speak, let us utter
वदेम:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वद् (वदति)
महत्great
महत्:
विशेषण (सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
असुरत्वम्asura-hood: lordly power, sovereignty
असुरत्वम्:
कर्म (वदेम इति)
TypeNoun
Rootअसुरत्व (प्रातिपदिक; असुर + त्व)
एकम्one, unique
एकम्:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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