Rig Veda 3.26.4: Mandala 3, Sukta 26, Mantra 4

Sukta 3.26

Rishi: Kuśika / Viśvāmitra lineage (within RV 3.26)

Devata: Agni and Maruts (with vāja/forces imagery)

Chandas: Jagatī (likely; requires metrical verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र यन्तु वाजास्तविषीभिरग्नयः शुभे सम्मिश्लाः पृषतीरयुक्षत । बृहदुक्षो मरुतो विश्ववेदसः प्र वेपयन्ति पर्वताँ अदाभ्याः ॥

Transliteration

prá yantu vā́jās táviṣībhir agnáyaḥ śubhé sám-miślāḥ pṛ́ṣatīr ayukṣata | bṛhád-ukṣo marúto viśvá-vedasaḥ prá vepayanti párvatāṁ adā́bhyāḥ ||

Translation

Let the plenitudes of force go forth with the fires in their might; for the shining work they have yoked the dappled energies. The Maruts, strong-bull powers, all-knowing, irresistible, shake the mountains—stirring the fixed masses of our nature to awaken and move.

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Word by Word

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• यन्तु: let (them) go/come
• यन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)

• वाजाः: prizes, strengths, spoils
• वाजाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज (प्रातिपदिक)

• तविषीभिः: with mights, with powers
• तविषीभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: तविषी (प्रातिपदिक)

• अग्नयः: fires; Agnis
• अग्नयः: Kartā (apposition to वाजाः / or co-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)

• शुभे: in/for splendor, in beauty
• शुभे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)

• सम्: together, completely
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (upasarga)

• मिश्लाः: mingled, blended
• मिश्लाः: Kartā (agreeing with अग्नयः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मिश्ल (प्रातिपदिक)

• पृषतीः: speckled (mares); dappled ones
• पृषतीः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृषती (प्रातिपदिक)

• अयुक्षत: they yoked
• अयुक्षत: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)

• बृहदुक्षः: great-bull-like; mighty
• बृहदुक्षः: Kartā (agreeing with मरुतः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहद्-उक्षन् (समास; प्रातिपदिक)

• मरुतः: the Maruts (storm-gods)
• मरुतः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• विश्ववेदसः: all-knowing, of universal knowledge
• विश्ववेदसः: Kartā (agreeing with मरुतः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व-विदस् (समास; प्रातिपदिक)

• प्र: forth
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• वेपयन्ति: they cause to tremble, they shake
• वेपयन्ति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वेप् (धातु) [causative: वेपय-]

• पर्वतान्: mountains
• पर्वतान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)

• अदाभ्याः: unassailable, unconquerable
• अदाभ्याः: Kartā (agreeing with मरुतः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-दाभ्य (प्रातिपदिक; neg. of √दभ् ‘to harm/deceive’)