Rig Veda 3.4.11: Mandala 3, Sukta 4, Mantra 11

Sukta 3.4

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (attribution for RV 3.4)

Devata: Agni (invoked), with Indra, the Viśve Devāḥ, and Aditi

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ याह्यग्ने समिधानो अर्वाङिन्द्रेण देवैः सरथं तुरेभिः । बर्हिर्न आस्तामदितिः सुपुत्रा स्वाहा देवा अमृता मादयन्ताम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 3.4.11

Transliteration

ā yā́hy agne samidhānáḥ arvā́ṅ índreṇa deváir sa-rátham turébhiḥ | bárhir na ā́stām áditiḥ su-putrā svā́hā devā́ amṛ́tā mādayantām ||

Translation

Come, O Agni, kindled, turning hither with Indra and the gods in one chariot, with the swift powers. Let our sacred seat be established; let Aditi, rich in good offspring, be here. Svāhā—may the immortal gods take joy (in the offering and in our inner increase).

Ask anything about this verse...Ask

Word by Word

• आ: hither, towards (preverb)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)

• याहि: come! go hither!
• याहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु) / yā ‘to go’

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

• समिधानः: being kindled, kindling (thyself)
• समिधानः: कर्तृ (अग्नेः विशेषणम्)
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: सम्-इध् (धातु) / sam-idh ‘to kindle’

• अर्वाङ्: facing hither, coming this way
• अर्वाङ्: कर्तृ (अग्नेः विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective/Adverbial
• Root: अर्वाञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक) / arvāñc ‘turned this way’

• इन्द्रेण: with Indra
• इन्द्रेण: सह/करण (सहचर्येण ‘with Indra’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) / indra

• देवैः: with the gods
• देवैः: सह/करण (सहचर्येण ‘with the gods’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) / deva

• सरथम्: with (thy) chariot; chariot-wise
• सरथम्: —
• Type: Adjective/Adverbial
• Root: स-रथ (प्रातिपदिक) / sa-ratha ‘having a chariot, together with chariot’

• तुरेभिः: with the swift/strong (companions)
• तुरेभिः: सह/करण (सहचर्येण ‘with the swift/strong ones’)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: तुर (प्रातिपदिक) / tura ‘swift, strong’

• बर्हिः: the sacrificial grass
• बर्हिः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: बर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक) / barhis ‘sacrificial grass’

• नः: our
• नः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम) / asmad

• आस्ताम्: let (the two) sit/be placed
• आस्ताम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु) / ās ‘to sit’

• अदितिः: Aditi
• अदितिः: कर्तृ (आस्ताम्-क्रियायाः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदिति (प्रातिपदिक) / aditi

• सुपुत्रा: rich in good sons
• सुपुत्रा: कर्तृ (अदितेः विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) / su-putra ‘having good sons’

• स्वाहा: svāhā (hail! at oblation)
• स्वाहा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (निपात/उद्गार) / svāhā

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) / deva

• अमृताः: immortal
• अमृताः: कर्तृ (देवानां विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-मृत (प्रातिपदिक) / a-mṛta ‘immortal’

• मादयन्ताम्: let them rejoice/gladden (themselves)
• मादयन्ताम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: मद् (धातु) / mad ‘to be glad/intoxicated; to gladden’