Rig Veda 3.28.4: Mandala 3, Sukta 28, Mantra 4

Sukta 3.28

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (family attribution)

Devata: Agni (Jātavedas, Kavi)

Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (likely)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

माध्यंदिने सवने जातवेदः पुरोळाशमिह कवे जुषस्व । अग्ने यह्वस्य तव भागधेयं न प्र मिनन्ति विदथेषु धीराः ॥

Transliteration

mā́dhyaṃdine sávané jātavedāḥ puroḷā́śam ihá kavé juṣasva | ágné yáhvasya táva bhāgadhéyaṃ ná prá minanti vidáthéṣu dhīrā́ḥ ||

Translation

At the midday pressing, O Jātavedas, accept here, O Seer-Fire, the formed offering. O Agni, your rightful share in the mighty movement is not diminished by the steadfast wise in their gatherings of knowledge.

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Word by Word

• माध्यंदिने: at midday
• माध्यंदिने: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: माध्यंदिन (प्रातिपदिक; मध्यं-दिन)

• सवने: in the pressing/oblation (Soma) rite
• सवने: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवन (प्रातिपदिक)

• जातवेदः: O Jātavedas (Agni), knower of births
• जातवेदः: सम्बोधन (addressed)
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: जातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• पुरोळाशम्: the puroḍāśa (sacrificial cake)
• पुरोळाशम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरोळाश (प्रातिपदिक)

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकारण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• कवे: O sage/poet
• कवे: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: कवि (प्रातिपदिक)

• जुषस्व: enjoy/accept (be pleased with)
• जुषस्व: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: जुष् (धातु)

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)

• यह्वस्य: of the mighty/impetuous one
• यह्वस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: यह्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• तव: of you/your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• भागधेयम्: the allotted share/portion
• भागधेयम्: कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध/वाक्यविषय
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागधेय (प्रातिपदिक)

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• प्र: forth; forward (intensifier with verb)
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: प्र

• मिनन्ति: they diminish/impair
• मिनन्ति: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: मि (धातु; ‘मिनाति’ = हिनस्ति/क्षिणोति)

• विदथेषु: in the assemblies/ritual sessions
• विदथेषु: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• धीराः: the steadfast/wise ones
• धीराः: कर्ता
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: धीरा (प्रातिपदिक)