Rig Veda 3.25.5: Mandala 3, Sukta 25, Mantra 5
Sukta 3.25
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्ने अपां समिध्यसे दुरोणे नित्यः सूनो सहसो जातवेदः । सधस्थानि महयमान ऊती ॥
Transliteration
agne apā́m sám idhyase duroṇé nítyaḥ sū́no sahaso jā́tavedāḥ | sadhásthāni maháyamāna ūtī́ ||
Translation
ഹേ അഗ്നേ, നീ അപാം—ജലങ്ങളുടെ മദ്ധ്യേ—ഗൃഹത്തിൽ പ്രജ്വലിക്കുന്നു; നിത്യൻ, ഹേ സഹസിന്റെ സുനു, ജാതവേദസ് (ജന്മങ്ങളുടെ ജ്ഞാതാവ്). നമ്മുടെ സധസ്ഥാനങ്ങളെ മഹത്വപ്പെടുത്തിക്കൊണ്ട്, നീ നിന്റെ ഊതി—രക്ഷയും പോഷകസഹായവും—കൊണ്ട് അവയെ വിശാലമാക്കുന്നു.
Word by Word
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन (address to deity)
TypeNoun (address)
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
अपाम्of the waters
अपाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootअप्- (प्रातिपदिक)
समिध्यसेyou are kindled / you kindle yourself
समिध्यसे:
क्रिया (मुख्य क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-इध् (धातु; इध् ‘to kindle’)
दुरोणेin the house, in the dwelling
दुरोणे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootदुरोण- (प्रातिपदिक)
नित्यःever-present, constant
नित्यः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (agreeing with the subject)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootनित्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
सूनोO son
सूनो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (address)
Rootसूनु- (प्रातिपदिक)
सहसःof might/power
सहसः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive; parentage)
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
जातवेदःO Jātavedas (knower of births / all-knowing fire)
जातवेदः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootजातवेदस्- (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समासः)
सधस्थानिthe common seats/places (ritual abodes)
सधस्थानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसध-स्थान- (प्रातिपदिक; समासः)
महयमानःmagnifying (them), making (them) great
महयमानः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (concomitant action)
TypeParticiple (present middle)
Rootमहय् (धातु; ‘to make great, magnify’) → महयमान- (कृदन्त)
ऊतीwith help, with aid
ऊती:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऊति- (प्रातिपदिक)
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