Rig Veda 3.10.1: Mandala 3, Sukta 10, Mantra 1
Sukta 3.10
Rishi: Gāthina Viśvāmitra (traditional for RV 3.10)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī or Trishtubh (uncertain from provided text alone; verify in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वामग्ने मनीषिणः सम्राजं चर्षणीनाम् । देवं मर्तास इन्धते समध्वरे ॥
Transliteration
tvā́m agne manīṣíṇaḥ samrā́jaṃ carṣaṇīnā́m | deváṃ martā́sa indhate sám adhvaré ||
Translation
ഹേ അഗ്നേ, മനീഷി ഋഷികൾ നിന്നെ ചര്ഷണികളുടെ സമ്രാട്—ജനങ്ങളുടെ അധിപതി—എന്നായി പ്രജ്വലിപ്പിക്കുന്നു; മർത്ത്യർ സമാധ്വര യജ്ഞത്തിൽ ദേവനെ പ്രജ്വലിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.
Word by Word
त्वाम्you (as object)
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
मनीषिणःthe wise/insightful (men)
मनीषिणः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमनीषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्राजम्as sovereign/overlord
सम्राजम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसम्राज् (प्रातिपदिक)
चर्षणीनाम्of the peoples/tribes
चर्षणीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootचर्षणि (प्रातिपदिक)
देवम्the god
देवम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्तासःmortals
मर्तासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्धतेkindle (for themselves)/enkindle
इन्धते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootइन्ध् (धातु; ‘to kindle, ignite’)
सम्together, fully
सम्:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable (Preverb)
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अध्वरेin the sacrifice/ritual
अध्वरे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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