Rig Veda 3.20.1: Mandala 3, Sukta 20, Mantra 1
Sukta 3.20
Devata: Agni, Uṣas, Aśvins, Dadhikrāvan (collective invocation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निमुषसमश्विना दधिक्रां व्युष्टिषु हवते वह्निरुक्थैः । सुज्योतिषो नः शृण्वन्तु देवाः सजोषसो अध्वरं वावशानाः ॥
Transliteration
agním uṣásam aśvínā dadhikrā́ṃ vyùṣṭiṣu havate váhnir ukthaíḥ | sujyótiṣo naḥ śṛṇvantu devā́ḥ sajóṣaso adhvaráṃ vāvaśānā́ḥ ||
Translation
अग्निमुषसमश्विना दधिक्रां व्युष्टिषु हवते वह्निरुक्थैः । सुज्योतिषो नः शृण्वन्तु देवाः सजोषसो अध्वरं वावशानाः ॥
Word by Word
अग्निम्Agni (as the object of invocation)
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-
उषसम्Dawn
उषसम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootउषस्-
अश्विनाthe Aśvins (dual gods)
अश्विना:
कर्म
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootअश्विन्-
दधिक्राम्Dadhikrāvan (the divine steed)
दधिक्राम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootदधिक्रावन्-
व्यु॑ष्टिषुin the dawnings / at daybreaks
व्यु॑ष्टिषु:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootव्यु॑ष्टि-
हवतेcalls/invokes
हवते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√हू (ह्वे)
वह्निःthe bearer/vehicle (Agni as the carrier-priest)
वह्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवह्नि-
उक्थैःwith hymns/recitations
उक्थैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootउक्थ-
सुज्योतिषःthe well-luminous (gods)
सुज्योतिषः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantival)
Rootसु-ज्योतिस्-
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्-
शृण्वन्तुlet (them) hear
शृण्वन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√श्रु
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव-
सजोषसःbeing in concord / of one accord
सजोषसः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootस-जोषस्-
अध्वरम्the sacrifice
अध्वरम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर-
वावशानाःeagerly desiring / gladly seeking
वावशानाः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Root√वश् (वाश्) → वावशान- (intensive/iterative participle)
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