Rig Veda 3.6.11: Mandala 3, Sukta 6, Mantra 11
Sukta 3.6
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional for RV 3.6)
Devata: Agni (bestower of iḷā, rayi, and progeny)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इळामग्ने पुरुदंसं सनिं गोः शश्वत्तमं हवमानाय साध । स्यान्नः सूनुस्तनयो विजावाग्ने सा ते सुमतिर्भूत्वस्मे ॥
Transliteration
iḷā́m agne purudáṃsaṃ saníṃ góḥ śaśvattamáṃ havamānā́ya sādha | syā́n naḥ sūnús tánayo vijā́vā́gne sā́ te sumatír bhūtv asmē ||
Translation
アグニよ、呼び求める者のために、イラー（Iḷā）――多くの力を具えるもの――を成就せしめよ。牛（go）という永続の獲得、光明の確かな到達として。われらに子を、育ちゆく後嗣を、生命の戦いに勝利する者を与えたまえ。アグニよ、それがわれらにおける汝の善き思し召し（sumati）となれ。
Word by Word
इळाम्Iḷā (the goddess of nourishment/oblation)
इळाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइळा (प्रातिपदिक) / इडा
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुदंसम्of many wondrous deeds
पुरुदंसम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरुदंस (प्रातिपदिक; पुरु- + दंस)
सनिम्gain, winning
सनिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसनि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘प्राप्ति/लाभ’)
गोःof the cow; of cattle
गोः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
शश्वत्तमम्most enduring, ever-lasting
शश्वत्तमम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootशश्वत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + तमप्
हवमानायto the one who is invoking (you)
हवमानाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Root√ह्वे (ह्वा) ‘आह्वाने’ → हवमान (वर्तमानकृदन्त)
साधgrant; accomplish
साध:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√साध् ‘सिद्धौ/साधने’
स्यात्may he be
स्यात्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस् ‘भुवि’
नःof us; our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
सूनुःson
सूनुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
तनयःoffspring
तनयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootतनय (प्रातिपदिक)
विजावाstrong/impetuous; vigorous
विजावा:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootविजाव (प्रातिपदिक; वि- + जाव ‘वेग/बल’)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
साthat; she/it (that one)
सा:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
तेof you; your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
सुमतिःgood will; gracious favor
सुमतिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसुमति (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + मति)
भूतुlet it be
भूतु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भू ‘भवने’
अस्मेamong us; for us
अस्मे:
अधिकरण
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
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