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Rig Veda 3.8.1: Mandala 3, Sukta 8, Mantra 1

Sukta 3.8

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (RV 3.8 attribution)
Devata: Vanaspati (sacrificial tree/post as divine support)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

अञ्जन्ति त्वामध्वरे देवयन्तो वनस्पते मधुना दैव्येन । यदूर्ध्वस्तिष्ठा द्रविणेह धत्ताद्यद्वा क्षयो मातुरस्या उपस्थे ॥

añjanti tvām adhvaré deva-yánto vánaspate mádhunā daivyéna | yád ūrdhvás tíṣṭhā dráviṇeha dhattā́t yád vā́ kṣáyo mātúr asyā́ upásthe ||

Ungem-te no sacrifício, ó Senhor da Madeira, com o mel divino, os que anseiam pelos deuses. Quando te ergues de pé, deposita aqui as riquezas interiores; ou, quando tens tua morada no regaço desta Mãe, então também estabelece o ganho.

अञ्जन्तिthey anoint
अञ्जन्ति:
क्रिया (मुख्य) / विधेय
TypeVerb
Rootअञ्ज्
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
अध्वरेin the sacrifice
अध्वरे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर
देवयन्तःseeking the gods / god-devoted
देवयन्तः:
कर्ता
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootदेवयन्त् (देवय् + शतृ)
वनस्पतेO Lord of the wood (Vanaspati)
वनस्पते:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootवनस्पति
मधुनाwith honey / sweet (offering)
मधुना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमधु
दैव्येनdivine
दैव्येन:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootदैव्य
यत्when / since / that which
यत्:
सम्बन्ध/हेतु (यद्-तद् सम्बन्ध)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद्
ऊर्ध्वःupright, aloft
ऊर्ध्वः:
कर्ता (तिष्ठसि इति सह)
TypeAdjective
Rootऊर्ध्व
तिष्ठाःyou stand
तिष्ठाः:
क्रिया (उपवाक्य) / विधेय
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
द्रविणेin wealth / in the prize
द्रविणे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootद्रविण
इहhere
इह:
देश-अधिकरण (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
धत्तplace, bestow
धत्त:
क्रिया (आज्ञा) / विधेय
TypeVerb
Rootधा
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
काल-अधिकरण (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
यत्that which / whatever
यत्:
सम्बन्ध/हेतु
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद्
वाor
वा:
विकल्प (समुच्चय/विकल्पार्थ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
क्षयःdwelling, abode
क्षयः:
कर्ता (अस्ति/भवति इति लुप्तक्रिया) अथवा विषय
TypeNoun
Rootक्षय
मातुःof the mother
मातुः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ
अस्याःof this (her)
अस्याः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
उपस्थेin the lap / on the seat
उपस्थे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootउपस्थ

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