Rig Veda 3.9.7: Mandala 3, Sukta 9, Mantra 7
Sukta 3.9
Rishi: Gāthina Viśvāmitra
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तद्भद्रं तव दंसना पाकाय चिच्छदयति । त्वां यदग्ने पशवः समासते समिद्धमपिशर्वरे ॥
Transliteration
tád bhadráṃ táva daṃsánā pākā́ya cic chadayati | tvā́ṃ yád agne paśávaḥ samā́sate sámiddham apiśarvaré ||
Translation
Inilah keberkatan kuasamu: ia melindungi bahkan yang belum masak dalam pengertian. Apabila kawanan-kawanan tenaga berhimpun kepadamu, wahai Agni—yang dinyalakan—engkau menjadi naungan bahkan dalam kepungan yang samar.
Word by Word
तत्that (this act/thing)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भद्रम्auspicious, good
भद्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
तवof you, your
तव:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दंसनाwondrous skill/deed, marvelous power
दंसना:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदंसना (प्रातिपदिक; वेदिक)
पाकायto the wise/skillful one (Pāka)
पाकाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootपाक (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even, indeed
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
छदयतिcovers, shelters
छदयति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootछद् (धातु)
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यत्when/that which
यत्:
—
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
पशवःthe cattle, beasts
पशवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपशु (प्रातिपदिक)
समासतेsit together, gather around
समासते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आस् (धातु)
समिद्धम्kindled, well-lit
समिद्धम्:
Karma (of implied verb like ‘approach’/‘surround’)
TypeParticiple (past passive)
Rootसम्-इध् (धातु) → समिद्ध (कृदन्त)
अपिशर्वरेO (Agni) with/through the dark night; night-associated (epithet)
अपिशर्वरे:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective/Epithet
Rootअपि-शर्वर (प्रातिपदिक; वेदिक समास)
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