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Rig Veda 3.23.1: Mandala 3, Sukta 23, Mantra 1

Sukta 3.23

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (RV 3.23)
Devata: Agni Jātavedas
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm by metrical scan)

निर्मथितः सुधित आ सधस्थे युवा कविरध्वरस्य प्रणेता । जूर्यत्स्वग्निरजरो वनेष्वत्रा दधे अमृतं जातवेदाः ॥

nir-máthitaḥ su-dhíta ā́ sadha-sthé yúvā kavír adhvarásya pra-netā́ | jū́ryat-su agnír ajáro váneṣv átrā́ dadhé amṛ́taṃ jāta-vedāḥ ||

मंथनातून उत्पन्न होऊन आणि सुदृढरीत्या प्रतिष्ठित होऊन तो यज्ञ-आसन (सधस्थ) येथे येतो—युवा कवी, अध्वर-यात्रेचा प्रणेता. वाढत्या वनांत अजर अग्नी—जातवेदाः—याने इथेच अमृतत्व (अमृत) स्थापित केले आहे.

निर्मथितःchurned out, produced by churning
निर्मथितः:
Kartā (with implied ‘अग्निः’)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootनिर्मथ् (नि+मथ्) / निर्मथित (PPP)
सुधितःwell-set, well-placed/arranged
सुधितः:
Kartā (qualifier of the same subject)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootसु+धा (√धा ‘to put/arrange’) → सुधित (PPP)
to, towards; in
:
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/preposition)
Root
सधस्थेin the seat/common place (ritual ground)
सधस्थे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसधस्थ (prātipadika)
युवाyoung
युवा:
Kartā (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootयुवन् (prātipadika)
कविःseer, wise poet
कविः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (prātipadika)
अध्वरस्यof the sacrifice/rite
अध्वरस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर (prātipadika)
प्रणेताleader, guide (of the rite)
प्रणेता:
Kartā
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootप्र+नी (√नी ‘to lead’) → प्रणेता (agent noun)
जूर्यत्सुamong those that are aging/decaying
जूर्यत्सु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootजूर्यत् (present participle of √जुर्/√जॄ ‘to age, wear out’) / जूर्यत् (prātipadika)
अग्निःAgni (fire)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (prātipadika)
अजरःunaging, undecaying
अजरः:
Kartā (qualifier of अग्निः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअजर (prātipadika)
वनेषुin the woods/forests
वनेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवन (prātipadika)
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Adhikaraṇa (deictic)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
दधेhe has placed/established
दधे:
Kriyā (finite verb)
TypeVerb
Root√धा (to place, set)
अमृतम्immortality; the immortal (essence)
अमृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअमृत (prātipadika)
जातवेदाःJātavedas (Agni), knower of births/creatures
जातवेदाः:
Kartā (apposition to अग्निः)
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootजातवेदस् (prātipadika; epithet of Agni)

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