Rig Veda 3.13.7 — Mandala 3, Sukta 13, Mantra 7
Sukta 3.13
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional ascription for Maṇḍala 3; exact verse-level attribution may follow the sukta’s rishi)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires pada-count verification against śākala recension metrics)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नू नो रास्व सहस्रवत्तोकवत्पुष्टिमद्वसु । द्युमदग्ने सुवीर्यं वर्षिष्ठमनुपक्षितम् ॥
Transliteration
nū no rāsva sahásravat tokávat puṣṭímad vásu | dyumád agne su-vī́ryaṃ várṣiṣṭham ánupakṣitam ||
Translation
Agora concede-nos, ó Agni, a riqueza de mil forças, rica em descendência e em crescimento; dá-nos, ó Agni, a força heroica luminosa, a mais abundante, que não mingua nem falha.
Word by Word
नूnow; indeed
नू:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनू (निपात) / नूनम्
नःto us; for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
रास्वgive (to us)!
रास्व:
—
TypeVerb
Rootरा (दाने) / रास् (Vedic)
सहस्रवत्thousandfold; having a thousand
सहस्रवत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस्र + वत् (मतुप्-तद्धित)
तोकवत्having offspring; with children
तोकवत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतोक + वत् (मतुप्-तद्धित)
पुष्टिमत्possessing nourishment/prosperity
पुष्टिमत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपुष्टि + मत् (मतुप्-तद्धित)
वसुwealth; good (treasure)
वसु:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक) / √वस् (निवासे) से व्युत्पत्तिः
द्युमत्bright; radiant
द्युमत्:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective
Rootद्युमत् (द्यु/द्युत् ‘प्रकाश’ + मतुप्) / द्युमन्
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
सुवीर्यम्good heroism; excellent manly power
सुवीर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसु + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
वर्षिष्ठम्most excellent; best
वर्षिष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (Superlative)
Rootवृद्ध/वृष्? (श्रेष्ठार्थे) + इष्ठ (तमप्-प्रत्यय) → वर्षिष्ठ
अनुपक्षितम्unimpaired; not diminished
अनुपक्षितम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootअनु + √पक्ष्/पक्षय् (क्षये/हानौ) → पक्षित (कृदन्त) ; न-उप-? (Vedic) ‘अनुपक्षित’ = ‘अक्षीण/अपरिह्रासित’
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