Rig Veda 3.14.3: Mandala 3, Sukta 14, Mantra 3
Sukta 3.14
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Agni (with associated powers: Uṣas, Vāta, Vāja)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
द्रवतां त उषसा वाजयन्ती अग्ने वातस्य पथ्याभिरच्छ । यत्सीमञ्जन्ति पूर्व्यं हविर्भिरा वन्धुरेव तस्थतुर्दुरोणे ॥
Transliteration
dráv atāṃ ta uṣásā vājáyantī agne vā́tasya pathyā́bhir áccha | yát sīm añjánti pū́rvyaṃ havírbhir ā́ vandhúreva tasthatúr duroṇé ||
Translation
द्रवतां त उषसा वाजयन्ती अग्ने वातस्य पथ्याभिरच्छ। यत्सीमञ्जन्ति पूर्व्यं हविर्भिरा वन्धुरेव तस्थतुर्दुरोणे॥
Word by Word
द्रवताम्let the two run / hasten
द्रवताम्:
(क्रियापद) मुख्य क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootद्रु (धावने/गत्यर्थे)
तेto you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
उषसाthe two Dawns
उषसा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातःकाल-देवी)
वाजयन्तीbringing/impelling strength (prize, vigor)
वाजयन्ती:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootवाजय् (वाजं प्रेरयति/वर्धयति) < वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
वातस्यof the wind
वातस्य:
Sambandha (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootवात (वायु)
पथ्याभिःby/with the path-ways (proper paths)
पथ्याभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपथ्य (पथ-संबद्ध)
अच्छtowards, straight to
अच्छ:
(गत्यर्थ-उपपद)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छ (अव्यय)
यत्which (that)
यत्:
Karma
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
सीम्indeed, just
सीम्:
(निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसीम् (अव्यय/एन्क्लिटिक)
अञ्जन्तिthey anoint / smear
अञ्जन्ति:
(क्रियापद) उपवाक्य-क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअञ्ज् (अञ्जने/लेपने)
पूर्व्यम्ancient, primeval
पूर्व्यम्:
Karma (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व्य (पूर्व)
हविर्भिःwith oblations
हविर्भिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootहविस्
आtowards, into
आ:
(उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वन्धुरेवlike the chariot-seat
वन्धुरेव:
Adhikaraṇa/Upamā (उपमान-निर्देश)
TypeNoun + Indeclinable
Rootवन्धुर (रथस्य आसन/बन्धुर) + इव (उपमा)
तस्थतुःthe two have stood / taken their place
तस्थतुः:
(क्रियापद) मुख्य क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (स्थितौ)
दुरोणेin the house, in the dwelling
दुरोणे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदुरोण (गृह/आवास)
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