Rig Veda 3.15.6: Mandala 3, Sukta 15, Mantra 6

Sukta 3.15

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (family attribution)

Devata: Agni (in harmony with the gods)

Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; confirm in edition)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र पीपय वृषभ जिन्व वाजानग्ने त्वं रोदसी नः सुदोघे । देवेभिर्देव सुरुचा रुचानो मा नो मर्तस्य दुर्मतिः परि ष्ठात् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 3.15.6

Transliteration

prá pī́paya vṛṣabha jínva vā́jān agne tváṃ rodasī naḥ su-dóghē | devébhir deva su-rúcā rucānó mā́ no mártasya dur-matíḥ pári ṣṭhāt ||

Translation

Jadikan kami bertambah, wahai Banteng yang kuat; giatkanlah kepenuhan-kepenuhan daya. Wahai Agni, Engkau menjadikan dua dunia mengalirkan susu baiknya untuk kami. Wahai dewa yang bersinar dengan cahaya indah di antara para dewa, janganlah fikiran jahat insan fana mengepung kami.

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Word by Word

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• पीपय: make (him/it) drink; cause to swell/refresh
• पीपय: (verb; governs कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पा (पिबति/पाययति) → causative √पा (पाययति); Vedic intensive/causative form

• वृषभ: O bull (strong one)
• वृषभ: Sambodhana (addressed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभ (prātipadika)

• जिन्व: impel, quicken, set in motion
• जिन्व: (verb; governs कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जिव्/√जिन्व् (जिन्वति)

• वाजान्: prizes; strengths; (winning) powers
• वाजान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज (prātipadika)

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (prātipadika)

• त्वम्: thou
• त्वम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (pronoun stem)

• रोदसी: the two worlds (heaven and earth)
• रोदसी: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोदसी (dual stem; from रोदस्)

• नः: of us; our
• नः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (pronoun stem)

• सुदोघे: well-milking, bountiful (two)
• सुदोघे: Karma (viśeṣaṇa of रोदसी)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: सुदोघ (su-doha) (prātipadika)

• देवेभिः: with the gods
• देवेभिः: Karaṇa / Sahakārī
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (prātipadika)

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (prātipadika)

• सुरुचा: with beautiful radiance
• सुरुचा: Karaṇa (manner/means: ‘with fair light’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुरुच्/सुरुचा (su-ruc) (prātipadika)

• रुचानः: shining, gleaming
• रुचानः: Kartā (agreeing with त्वम्/अग्निः)
• Type: Participle
• Root: √रुच् (रुचते) → present middle participle

• मा: do not
• मा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (prohibitive particle)

• नः: us
• नः: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• मर्तस्य: of a mortal
• मर्तस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त (prātipadika)

• दुर्मतिः: evil thought; ill intent
• दुर्मतिः: Kartā (of परि…ष्ठात्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्मति (dur-mati) (prātipadika)

• परि: around, about
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि (upasarga)

• ष्ठात्: may it stand/come upon; may it beset
• ष्ठात्: (verb; takes कर्म = नः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (तिष्ठति) with preverb परि-