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Rig Veda 3.10.6: Mandala 3, Sukta 10, Mantra 6

Sukta 3.10

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires full-sūkta confirmation)

अग्निं वर्धन्तु नो गिरो यतो जायत उक्थ्यः । महे वाजाय द्रविणाय दर्शतः ॥

agníṃ vardhantu no gíro yáto jā́yata ukthyáḥ | mahé vā́jāya dráviṇāya darśatáḥ ||

Да возрастят наши гимны Агни, от которого рождается победоносная сила гимна (ukthya). Ради великого ваджа — полноты мощи — и ради дравины — полноты бытия и дара — да станет он нам зрим, ясный внутреннему взору.

अग्निम्Agni (as object)
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
वर्धन्तुlet (them) increase
वर्धन्तु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√वृध् (वर्धते/वर्धयति) ‘to grow, increase’
नःour / of us
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of us/our’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्- (सर्वनाम)
गिरःhymns / songs
गिरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootगिर्- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘song, hymn, voice’
यतःfrom whom / whence
यतः:
अपादान (source: ‘from whom/whence’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयतः (अव्यय) < यद्- (relative) ‘from which/whence’
जायतेis born / arises
जायते:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जायते) ‘to be born, arise’
उक्थ्यःthe hymn-worthy one / the praiseworthy (one)
उक्थ्यः:
कर्तृ (of जायते) / विशेष्य
TypeAdjective (used substantively) / Noun
Rootउक्थ्य- (प्रातिपदिक) < उक्थ ‘hymn of praise’
महेfor greatness / for might
महे:
सम्प्रदान (purpose: ‘for’)
TypeNoun
Rootमहि- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘greatness, might’
वाजायfor the prize / for strength
वाजाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootवाज- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘prize, strength, (victorious) gain’
द्रविणायfor wealth
द्रविणाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootद्रविण- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘wealth, property’
दर्शतःthe splendid/visible one
दर्शतः:
विशेषण (of उक्थ्यः / implied अग्निः) / कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootदर्शत- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘visible, splendid, worthy to be seen’

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