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Rig Veda 3.22.2: Mandala 3, Sukta 22, Mantra 2

Sukta 3.22

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

अग्ने यत्ते दिवि वर्चः पृथिव्यां यदोषधीष्वप्स्वा यजत्र । येनान्तरिक्षमुर्वाततन्थ त्वेषः स भानुरर्णवो नृचक्षाः ॥

agné yát te diví várcaḥ pṛthivyā́ṃ yád óṣadhīṣv apsv ā́ yajatra | yéna antárikṣam urvā́ ātátantha tveṣáḥ sá bhānúr arṇavó nṛcákṣāḥ ||

हे अग्ने, दिवी तुझे जे तेज आहे, पृथ्वीवर जे आहे, ओषधींमध्ये आणि अप्सु (जलांत) जे आहे—हे यजत्र (पूज्य)—ज्यायोगे तू विस्तीर्ण अंतरिक्ष ताणून धरलेस; तोच तुझा तेजस्वी भानु मनुष्य-दृष्टी असलेल्या समुद्रासारखा आहे, जो आमच्यातील दृष्टीला विशाल ऋत (ऋत-व्यवस्था) कडे उघडतो।

अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि-
यत्that which
यत्:
कर्म (यद्-सम्बन्धः; ‘that which’)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद्-
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्-
दिविin heaven
दिवि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव्-
वर्चःsplendour, radiance
वर्चः:
कर्म (यद्-सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun
Rootवर्चस्-
पृथिव्याम्on earth
पृथिव्याम्:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी-
यत्that which
यत्:
कर्म (यद्-सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद्-
ओषधीषुamong the plants
ओषधीषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि-
अप्सुin the waters
अप्सु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअप्-
unto, forth (preverb)
:
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Root
यजत्रO worshipful one
यजत्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootयजत्र-
येनby which
येन:
करण
TypePronoun (relative/instrumental)
Rootयद्-
अन्तरिक्षम्the midspace, atmosphere
अन्तरिक्षम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरिक्ष-
उर्वाwith wide expanse
उर्वा:
करण (सह-करणभावः; ‘with broadness/expanse’)
TypeAdjective (instr.)
Rootउरु-
आततन्थyou have stretched/spread
आततन्थ:
कर्तृ (implicit ‘you’ = Agni)
TypeVerb
Root√तन् (तनू)
त्वेषःimpetuous, blazing
त्वेषः:
कर्तृ/विशेषण (of भानुः)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्वेष-
he/that
:
कर्तृ (with भानुः)
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootतद्-
भानुःbeam, light
भानुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootभानु-
अर्णवःflood, ocean
अर्णवः:
उपमान (in simile)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्णव-
like, as
:
TypeParticle
Root
ऋचक्षाःseer of hymns / hymn-seeing (one whose sight is in the ṛc)
ऋचक्षाः:
विशेषण (of भानुः)
TypeAdjective/Noun (epithet)
Rootऋचक्षस्- (ऋ-चक्षस्) अथवा √चक्ष् + ऋ

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