Rig Veda 3.29.1 — Mandala 3, Sukta 29, Mantra 1
Sukta 3.29
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (family attribution for early RV 3)
Devata: Agni (manifested through manthana)
Chandas: Jagatī or Tr̥ṣṭubh (verse needs metrical verification; fire-kindling hymns often vary)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्तीदमधिमन्थनमस्ति प्रजननं कृतम् । एतां विश्पत्नीमा भराग्निं मन्थाम पूर्वथा ॥
Transliteration
astī́dam adhi-mánthanaṃ ásti pra-jánanaṃ kṛtám | etā́ṃ viśpátnīm ā́ bharāgníṃ manthāma pū́rva-thā ||
Translation
इथे अधिमन्थन (मंथन-दंड) आहे; इथे प्रजननाचे साधन सिद्ध झाले आहे. गृहिणी—विश्पत्नीला आणा; चला, पूर्वीप्रमाणे अग्नीचे मंथन करू.
Word by Word
अस्तिis / exists
अस्ति:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
इदम्this
इदम्:
कर्तृ/विषय (अस्ति का)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon, over; in regard to
अधि:
अधिकरण/सम्बन्ध (स्थान/अधिष्ठान सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
मन्थनम्the churning/producing by friction (fire-churning)
मन्थनम्:
कर्तृ/विषय (अस्ति का)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्थन (प्रातिपदिक; √मन्थ् ‘मथ्/मन्थ्’ से)
अस्तिis / exists
अस्ति:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
प्रजननम्begetting, generation, procreation
प्रजननम्:
कर्तृ/विषय (अस्ति का)
TypeNoun
Rootप्र-जनन (प्रातिपदिक; √जन् ‘to beget’ से)
कृतम्made, prepared, accomplished
कृतम्:
— (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त, भूतकृदन्त/क्त)
एताम्this (her/this one)
एताम्:
कर्म (आ-भरा का)
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विश्पत्नीम्the mistress of the clan/household (lady of the people)
विश्पत्नीम्:
कर्म (एताम् के विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootविश् + पत्नी (समास; ‘कुल/जन’ + ‘पत्नी’)
आhither, towards; (as preverb) to
आ:
— (क्रियाविशेषक; ‘आ-’ = towards/unto)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
भरbring!
भर:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (धातु)
अग्निम्Agni, fire
अग्निम्:
कर्म (मन्थाम का)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
मन्थामchurn (produce by friction)!
मन्थाम:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√मन्थ् (धातु)
पूर्वथाas before, in the former way
पूर्वथा:
— (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्वथा (अव्यय; ‘पूर्व’ + -था)
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