Rig Veda 3.12.8 — Mandala 3, Sukta 12, Mantra 8
Sukta 3.12
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Indrāgnī
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्राग्नी तविषाणि वां सधस्थानि प्रयांसि च । युवोरप्तूर्यं हितम् ॥
Transliteration
índrāgnī taviṣā́ṇi vāṃ sadhásthāni práyāṃsi ca | yuvór aptū́ryaṃ hitám ||
Translation
हे इंद्रा आणि अग्नी! तुमचीच ती प्रचंड शक्ती, ती समान अधिष्ठाने, आणि ती पुढे नेणारी प्रयाणे; तुमच्यातच ती वेगवान, परिणामकारक प्रेरणा स्थापित आहे जी कर्माला सिद्धीपर्यंत पोहोचवते.
Word by Word
इन्द्राग्नीO Indra and Agni
इन्द्राग्नी:
सम्बोधन (addressed deities)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootइन्द्र + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) (द्वन्द्व-समास)
तविषाणिmighty powers, strengths
तविषाणि:
कर्म (object of implied ‘we invoke/seek’)
TypeNoun
Rootतविषा (प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्of you two / you two
वाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of you two’) / कर्म-सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सधस्थानिcommon seats/abodes (shared stations)
सधस्थानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसधस्था (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रयांसिofferings, gifts, oblations
प्रयांसि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootप्रयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
समुच्चय (coordination)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
युवोःof you two
युवोः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अप्तूर्यम्the helpful/efficient (boon)
अप्तूर्यम्:
कर्म (qualifying the following object)
TypeAdjective
Rootअप्तूर्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘helpful/active in gaining waters/works’, Vedic epithet)
हिindeed, for
हि:
हेतु/निश्चयार्थ (emphasis/causal particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
हितम्placed, set, established
हितम्:
कर्म (predicate/qualifier: ‘placed/appointed’)
TypeAdjective (PPP)
Root√धा (धा) → हित (कृदन्त; past passive participle used adjectivally)
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