Rig Veda 3.15.6: Mandala 3, Sukta 15, Mantra 6
Sukta 3.15
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (family attribution)
Devata: Agni (in harmony with the gods)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; confirm in edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र पीपय वृषभ जिन्व वाजानग्ने त्वं रोदसी नः सुदोघे । देवेभिर्देव सुरुचा रुचानो मा नो मर्तस्य दुर्मतिः परि ष्ठात् ॥
Transliteration
prá pī́paya vṛṣabha jínva vā́jān agne tváṃ rodasī naḥ su-dóghē | devébhir deva su-rúcā rucānó mā́ no mártasya dur-matíḥ pári ṣṭhāt ||
Translation
प्र पीपय वृषभ, जिन्व वाजान्; अग्ने, त्वं नः रोदसी सु-दोघे कुरु। देवेभिर्देव सु-रुचा रुचानः, मा नः मर्त्यस्य दुर्मतिः परि ष्ठात्।
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
पीपयmake (him/it) drink; cause to swell/refresh
पीपय:
(verb; governs कर्म)
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पिबति/पाययति) → causative √पा (पाययति); Vedic intensive/causative form
वृषभO bull (strong one)
वृषभ:
Sambodhana (addressed)
TypeNoun
Rootवृषभ (prātipadika)
जिन्वimpel, quicken, set in motion
जिन्व:
(verb; governs कर्म)
TypeVerb
Root√जिव्/√जिन्व् (जिन्वति)
वाजान्prizes; strengths; (winning) powers
वाजान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (prātipadika)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (prātipadika)
त्वम्thou
त्वम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (pronoun stem)
रोदसीthe two worlds (heaven and earth)
रोदसी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (dual stem; from रोदस्)
नःof us; our
नः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronoun stem)
सुदोघेwell-milking, bountiful (two)
सुदोघे:
Karma (viśeṣaṇa of रोदसी)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसुदोघ (su-doha) (prātipadika)
देवेभिःwith the gods
देवेभिः:
Karaṇa / Sahakārī
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (prātipadika)
देवO god
देव:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (prātipadika)
सुरुचाwith beautiful radiance
सुरुचा:
Karaṇa (manner/means: ‘with fair light’)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुरुच्/सुरुचा (su-ruc) (prātipadika)
रुचानःshining, gleaming
रुचानः:
Kartā (agreeing with त्वम्/अग्निः)
TypeParticiple
Root√रुच् (रुचते) → present middle participle
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (prohibitive particle)
नःus
नः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
मर्तस्यof a mortal
मर्तस्य:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त (prātipadika)
दुर्मतिःevil thought; ill intent
दुर्मतिः:
Kartā (of परि…ष्ठात्)
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्मति (dur-mati) (prātipadika)
परिaround, about
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (upasarga)
ष्ठात्may it stand/come upon; may it beset
ष्ठात्:
(verb; takes कर्म = नः)
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (तिष्ठति) with preverb परि-
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