Rig Veda 3.1.10: Mandala 3, Sukta 1, Mantra 10

Sukta 3.1

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

पितुश्च गर्भं जनितुश्च बभ्रे पूर्वीरेको अधयत्पीप्यानाः । वृष्णे सपत्नी शुचये सबन्धू उभे अस्मै मनुष्ये नि पाहि ॥

Transliteration

pitúś ca gárbhaṃ janitúś ca babhre pūrvī́r éko adhayat pī́pyānāḥ | vṛ́ṣṇe sapatnī́ śúcaye sábandhū ubhé asmai manuṣyé ní pāhi ||

Translation

ପିତାଙ୍କର ଓ ଜନକଙ୍କର ଗର୍ଭକୁ ସେ ଧାରଣ କଲା; ଏକାକୀ ସେ ଅନେକ ଶକ୍ତିମାନଙ୍କୁ ପାନ କରାଇ, ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ପରିପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ କଲା। ବୃଷଭ ପାଇଁ, ଶୁଚି ପାଇଁ—ପ୍ରତିଦ୍ୱନ୍ଦ୍ୱି ହେଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସବନ୍ଧୁ ଦୁଇ ଭଉଣୀ, ଏହି ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ପାଇଁ ଯଥାସ୍ଥାନରେ, ଉଭୟେ ତାହାକୁ ରକ୍ଷା କର।

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Word by Word

• पितुः: of the father
• पितुः: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ-

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• गर्भम्: the embryo/womb
• गर्भम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ-

• जनितुः: of the begetter/producer
• जनितुः: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनितृ- (√जन्)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• बभ्रे: O Brown one (epithet, esp. of Agni)
• बभ्रे: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: बभ्रु-

• पूर्वीः: many former (ones)
• पूर्वीः: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व-

• एकः: one (alone)
• एकः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: एक-

• अधयत्: he nourished / caused to drink
• अधयत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धा (धा/धय् in Vedic; causative-like ‘to suckle/nourish’)

• पीप्यानाः: swelling, thriving, growing
• पीप्यानाः: कर्तृ (of a subordinate sense) / विशेषण
• Type: Participle
• Root: √प्याय् (पीप्याय/पीप्य-)

• वृष्णे: for the bull/strong one
• वृष्णे: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषन्-

• सपत्नी: a rival wife / co-wife
• सपत्नी: कर्तृ/सम्बोधन (contextual)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स-पत्नी-

• शुचये: for the bright/pure one
• शुचये: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: शुचि-

• सबन्धू: two (women) as kin/connected
• सबन्धू: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: स-बन्धु-

• उभे: both
• उभे: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: उभ-

• अस्मै: to/for him
• अस्मै: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• मनुष्ये: among/in the man (human realm)
• मनुष्ये: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य-

• नि: down, in (as preverb)
• नि: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: नि

• पाहि: protect!
• पाहि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पा (पालने)