Rig Veda 3.2.1: Mandala 3, Sukta 2, Mantra 1
Sukta 3.2
Rishi: Viśvāmitra (RV 3.2 family context)
Devata: Agni Vaiśvānara
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; longer line typical of Jagatī in such openings)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वैश्वानराय धिषणामृतावृधे घृतं न पूतमग्नये जनामसि । द्विता होतारं मनुषश्च वाघतो धिया रथं न कुलिशः समृण्वति ॥
Transliteration
vaiśvānará̄ya dhiṣáṇām ṛtā-vṛ́dhe ghṛtáṁ na pūtám agnáye janāmasi | dvitā́ hótāraṁ mánuṣaś ca vā́ghato dhiyā́ ráthaṁ na kúliśaḥ sám ṛṇvati ||
Translation
ऋतावृधे वैश्वानराय धिषणाम् वर्धयतेऽग्नये, पूतं घृतमिव हव्यं जनामसि। मनुषश्च वाघतः द्विता होतारं समृण्वति; धिया रथं न कुलिशः।
Word by Word
वैश्वानरायto Vaiśvānara (Agni)
वैश्वानराय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (proper epithet)
Rootवैश्वानर (प्रातिपदिक; विश्+नर > वैश्वानर)
धिषणाम्inspirations / holy thoughts
धिषणाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधिषणा (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतावृधेto the truth-increasing one
ऋतावृधे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootऋतावृध (प्रातिपदिक; ऋत + वृध ‘to grow’)
घृतम्ghee
घृतम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
पूतम्purified
पूतम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (past participle)
Rootपूत (कृदन्त; √पू ‘to purify’)
अग्नयेto Agni
अग्नये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
जनामसिwe generate / we produce
जनामसि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनयति/जनते; वैदिक प्रयोग ‘to beget/produce, generate’)
द्विताa second time / again
द्विता:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootद्विता
होतारम्the Hotṛ-priest / invoker
होतारम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
मनुषःof Manu
मनुषः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootमनु (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
वाघतःof the praiser
वाघतः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootवाघत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘praiser, singer’)
धियाwith thought / by inspired insight
धिया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधी (प्रातिपदिक)
रथम्a chariot
रथम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
कुलिशःthe axe/bolt (as a striker)
कुलिशः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootकुलिश (प्रातिपदिक; ‘axe/bolt’, also epithet of Indra’s weapon)
समृण्वतिdrives/impels (together), sets in motion
समृण्वति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ऋ (वैदिक √ऋण्व्/ऋणोति ‘to set in motion, drive, impel’; with सम्-)
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