Rig Veda 7.1.3: Mandala 7, Sukta 1, Mantra 3
Sukta 7.1
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; verify in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रेद्धो अग्ने दीदिहि पुरो नोऽजस्रया सूर्म्या यविष्ठ । त्वां शश्वन्त उप यन्ति वाजाः ॥
Transliteration
préd-dho agne dīdihi puró no ájasrayā sū́rmyā yaviṣṭha | tvā́ṃ śáśvanta úpa yanti vā́jāḥ ||
Translation
Rozpalony, o Agni, płonie przed nami z niegasnącym i potężnym płomieniem, o najmłodszy; do ciebie pełnie mocy przychodzą wiecznie zbliżając się.
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
एद्धःkindled, enkindled
एद्धः:
Kartā (as qualifier of the subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootइन्ध् (dhātu) → इद्ध (PPP) + प्र
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (prātipadika)
दीदिहिshine brightly! blaze!
दीदिहि:
(predicate; addressed action)
TypeVerb
Rootदीदिहि < √दीप्/√दीदी (intensive of √दीप् ‘to shine’)
पुरःin front, before
पुरः:
Adhikaraṇa (locative sense ‘in front’)
TypeIndeclinable (adverbial accusative)
Rootपुरस् (prātipadika)
नःof us, our
नः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronominal base)
अजस्रयाwith unceasing (…)
अजस्रया:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअजस्र (prātipadika)
सूर्म्याwith (your) flame/brightness
सूर्म्या:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्मि (prātipadika; ‘flame/brightness’ in Vedic usage)
यविष्ठO youngest (most youthful)
यविष्ठ:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective
Rootयुव (prātipadika) → यविष्ठ (superlative)
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (pronominal base)
शश्वन्तःeverlasting ones; continually (coming)
शश्वन्तः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootशश्वत् (prātipadika)
उपtowards, near
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (upasarga)
यन्तिthey go, they come
यन्ति:
(predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootया (dhātu)
वाजाःprizes; strengths; (ritual) rewards
वाजाः:
Kartā (apposition/subject with शश्वन्तः)
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (prātipadika)
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