Rig Veda 3.15.1: Mandala 3, Sukta 15, Mantra 1
Sukta 3.15
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional for RV 3.15)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वि पाजसा पृथुना शोशुचानो बाधस्व द्विषो रक्षसो अमीवाः । सुशर्मणो बृहतः शर्मणि स्यामग्नेरहं सुहवस्य प्रणीतौ ॥
Transliteration
ví pā́jasā pṛthúnā śóśucāno bā́dhasva dvíṣo rákṣaso ámīvāḥ | su-śármaṇo bṛhatáḥ śármaṇi syām agnér aháṃ su-hávasyá pra-nī́tau ||
Translation
वि पाजसा पृथुना शोशुचानो बाधस्व द्विषो रक्षसोऽमीवाः। सुशर्मणो बृहतः शर्मणि स्याम्; अग्नेरहं सुहवस्य प्रणीताौ॥
Word by Word
विapart, forth (intensifier/preverb)
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (upasarga)
पाजसाwith strength/might
पाजसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपाजस् (prātipadika)
पृथुनाwith broad/ample (power)
पृथुना:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootपृथु (prātipadika)
शोशुचानःblazing, shining intensely
शोशुचानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootशुच् (धातु) → शोशुच् (intensive/reduplicated present stem)
बाधस्वthrust away, repel!
बाधस्व:
—
TypeVerb
Rootबाध् (धातु)
द्विषःthe haters, enemies
द्विषः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्विष् (prātipadika from √द्विष्)
रक्षसःthe demons (rākṣasas)
रक्षसः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षस् (prātipadika)
अमीवाःdiseases, afflictions
अमीवाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअमीवा (prātipadika)
सुशर्मणःof good protection/safe shelter
सुशर्मणः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-शर्मन् (prātipadika; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-भावः)
बृहतःof the great (one)
बृहतः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (prātipadika)
शर्मणिin (his) shelter/protection
शर्मणि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशर्मन् (prātipadika)
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
अग्नेःof Agni
अग्नेः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (prātipadika)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
सुहवस्यof the well-invoked (one)
सुहवस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-हव (prātipadika; ‘good invocation/call’)
प्रणीतौunder (his) leading/guidance
प्रणीतौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (action/result)
Rootप्र-नी (धातु) → प्रणीत (kṛdanta) / प्रणीतिः (prātipadika)
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