Rig Veda 3.5.10: Mandala 3, Sukta 5, Mantra 10

Sukta 3.5

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (attributed for RV 3.5)

Devata: Agni (with Mātariśvan; Bhṛgu mythic frame)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

उदस्तम्भीत्समिधा नाकमृष्वोऽग्निर्भवन्नुत्तमो रोचनानाम् । यदी भृगुभ्यः परि मातरिश्वा गुहा सन्तं हव्यवाहं समीधे ॥

Transliteration

úd astambhīt samídhā nā́kam ṛ́ṣvo 'gnír bhávann uttamó rocanā́nām | yadī́ bhṛ́gubhyaḥ pári mātáriśvā guhā́ sántaṃ havyavā́haṃ samī́dhe ||

Translation

സമിധയാൽ അവൻ നാകം (ആകാശം) താങ്ങി നിർത്തി; ഉയർന്ന അഗ്നി പ്രകാശമയ ലോകങ്ങളിൽ പരമോന്നതനായി. ഭൃഗുക്കൾക്കായി മാതരിശ്വൻ ഗുഹയിൽ രഹസ്യമായി ഒളിഞ്ഞിരുന്ന ഹവ്യവാഹനെ (ഹവിഷ്‌വാഹകൻ) ജ്വലിപ്പിച്ചപ്പോൾ.

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Word by Word

• उद्: up, forth
• उद्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उद् (उपसर्ग) अथवा अव्यय

• अस्तम्भीत्: he propped up / he upheld
• अस्तम्भीत्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तम्भ्

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

• इधा: with kindling, by fuel
• इधा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: इध्

• नाकम्: heaven, the celestial vault
• नाकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाक

• ऋष्वः: lofty, exalted
• ऋष्वः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋष्व

• अग्निः: Agni (fire)
• अग्निः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि

• भवन्: becoming, being
• भवन्: Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: भू

• उत्तमः: highest
• उत्तमः: Kartā (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम

• रोचनानाम्: of the luminous realms / lights
• रोचनानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोचन

• यदी: when, if
• यदी: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• भृगुभ्यः: to/for the Bhṛgus
• भृगुभ्यः: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु

• परि: around, forth
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• मातरिश्वा: Mātariśvan (divine bringer of fire)
• मातरिश्वा: Kartā
• Type: Noun (proper name)
• Root: मातरिश्वन्

• गुहा: in concealment, secretly
• गुहा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गुहा

• सन्तम्: being, existing
• सन्तम्: Karma (विशेष्य)
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: अस्

• हव्यवाहम्: the oblation-carrier (Agni)
• हव्यवाहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: हव्यवाह

• सम्: fully, together
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग)

• ईधे: was kindled / kindles
• ईधे: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: इध्