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Rig Veda 1.142.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 142, Mantra 3

Sukta 1.142

Rishi: Dīrghatamas Āucathya (traditional)
Devata: Narāśaṃsa (often associated with Agni/ritual proclamation); allied with the purifying fire
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

शुचिः पावको अद्भुतो मध्वा यज्ञं मिमिक्षति । नराशंसस्त्रिरा दिवो देवो देवेषु यज्ञियः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.142.3

śúciḥ pāvakó ádbhuto mádhvā yajñáṃ mimikṣati | narā́śaṃsas trír ā́ divó devó devéṣu yajñíyaḥ ||

Ia yang suci dan menyucikan, menakjubkan dalam daya kerjanya, mengadun yajña dengan kemanisan. Narāśaṃsa—dewa yang datang tiga kali dari langit—menjadi layak di hadapan para dewa dan menjadikan persembahan ini sesuai bagi kuasa-kuasa ilahi dalam diri kami.

शुचिःbright, pure
शुचिः:
विशेषणम् (कर्तृपदस्य) / Kartā (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुच् (प्रातिपदिक: शुचि-)
पावकःpurifier (Agni)
पावकः:
कर्तृ / Kartā
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootपू (धातु) → पावक- (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
अद्भुतःmarvellous, wondrous
अद्भुतः:
विशेषणम् (कर्तृपदस्य) / Kartā (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootअद्भुत- (प्रातिपदिक)
मध्वाwith sweetness; with honey/soma
मध्वा:
करण / Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमधु- (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञम्the sacrifice, ritual
यज्ञम्:
कर्म / Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ- (प्रातिपदिक; √यज्)
मिमिक्षतिmixes; sprinkles; moistens
मिमिक्षति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√मिक्ष् (मिक्श्) / √मिक्ष (to mix, sprinkle, moisten)
नराशंसःNarāśaṃsa (the men-praised deity)
नराशंसः:
कर्तृ / Kartā (apposition to देवः)
TypeNoun (deity-name/epithet)
Rootनराशंस- (प्रातिपदिक; नरा + शंस)
त्रिराthrice; repeatedly
त्रिरा:
क्रियाविशेषणम्
TypeIndeclinable
Rootत्रिस् (संख्या) → त्रिर् (अव्ययीभाव) + आ (अव्यय)
दिवःof heaven; of the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध / Genitive relation
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ- (प्रातिपदिक)
देवःthe god (Agni/Narāśaṃsa)
देवः:
कर्तृ / Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक; √दिव् ‘to shine’)
देवेषुamong the gods
देवेषु:
अधिकरण / Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञियःworthy of sacrifice; fit to be worshipped
यज्ञियः:
विशेषणम् (देवस्य) / Kartā (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootयज्ञिय- (प्रातिपदिक; √यज्)

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