Rig Veda 3.13.6: Mandala 3, Sukta 13, Mantra 6

Sukta 3.13

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Jagatī

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

उत नो ब्रह्मन्नविष उक्थेषु देवहूतमः । शं नः शोचा मरुद्वृधोऽग्ने सहस्रसातमः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 3.13.6

Transliteration

utá no bráhman aviṣa uktheṣú deva-hūtámaḥ | śáṃ naḥ śocā marúd-vṛdho ’gne sahasra-sā́tamaḥ ||

Translation

And protect our mantric word, O Agni, most powerful in calling the gods in our hymns. Shine for our peace; O increaser of the Maruts, O winner of a thousand gains, widen in us the victorious flame.

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Word by Word

• उत: and, also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (avyaya)

• नः: of us, our
• नः: सम्बन्ध (possessor)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• ब्रह्मन्: O priest of sacred speech / O Brāhman
• ब्रह्मन्: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्

• अविषः: protect (us)
• अविषः: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव् (अवते) / अव (protect)

• उक्थेषु: in the hymns/recitations
• उक्थेषु: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: उक्थ

• देवहूतमः: most invoked by the gods / most called
• देवहूतमः: विशेषण (of Agni)
• Type: Adjective (superlative epithet)
• Root: देव-हूतम (देव + हू ‘to call’ + तमप्)

• शम्: auspiciously; for welfare
• शम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शम् (avyaya)

• नः: to us, for us
• नः: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• शोचा: shine; blaze
• शोचा: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुच् (शोचति ‘to shine, blaze’)

• मरुद्वृधः: O increaser of the Maruts / who strengthens the Maruts
• मरुद्वृधः: सम्बोधन (of Agni)
• Type: Adjective/epithet
• Root: मरुत्-वृध (मरुत् + वृध् ‘to grow/increase’)

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि

• सहस्रसातमः: O most bestowing thousandfold gains / most winning thousands
• सहस्रसातमः: सम्बोधन-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective (superlative epithet)
• Root: सहस्र-सातम (सहस्र ‘thousand’ + साति/सात ‘winning, gaining’ + तमप्)