Rig Veda 3.26.7: Mandala 3, Sukta 26, Mantra 7
Sukta 3.26
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Agni (self-revelatory identification of Agni)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निरस्मि जन्मना जातवेदा घृतं मे चक्षुरमृतं म आसन् । अर्कस्त्रिधातू रजसो विमानोऽजस्रो घर्मो हविरस्मि नाम ॥
Transliteration
agnír asmi jánmanā jātávedā ghṛtáṁ me cákṣur amṛ́taṁ ma āsan | arkás tridhā́tū rájaso vimā́nō’jásro gharmó havír asmi nā́ma ||
Translation
अग्निरस्मि जन्मना जातवेदा; घृतं मे चक्षुर् अमृतं म आसन्। अर्कस्त्रिधातू रजसो विमानोऽजस्रो घर्मो हविरस्मि नाम।
Word by Word
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मिI am
अस्मि:
(क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)
जन्मनाby birth; by origin
जन्मना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootजन्मन्- (प्रातिपदिक; √जन्)
जातवेदाःJātavedas (Agni, ‘knower of births/creatures’)
जातवेदाः:
Kartā (समनाधिकरणम् अग्निः)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootजातवेदस्- (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय: जात- + वेदस्)
घृतम्ghee; clarified butter
घृतम्:
Kartā (समनाधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootघृत- (प्रातिपदिक; √घृ/घृ- ‘to sprinkle/anoint’)
मेmy; of me
मे:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्- (सर्वनाम)
चक्षुःeye; sight
चक्षुः:
Kartā (समनाधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृतम्immortal(ity); ambrosia
अमृतम्:
Kartā (समनाधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअमृत- (प्रातिपदिक; a- + मृत)
मmy; of me
म:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्- (सर्वनाम)
आसन्were
आसन्:
(क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)
अर्कःhymn; chant; praise (also ‘ray’)
अर्कः:
Kartā (समनाधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्क- (प्रातिपदिक)
त्रिधातुःthreefold-ordered; having three constituents
त्रिधातुः:
Kartā (समनाधिकरणम्)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootत्रिधातु- (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि- + धातु)
रजसःof the space/realm; of the mid-air
रजसः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootरजस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
विमानःmeasurer; one who measures out (the realms)
विमानः:
Kartā (समनाधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootविमान- (प्रातिपदिक; वि- + मान)
अजस्रःunceasing; continual
अजस्रः:
Kartā (समनाधिकरणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअजस्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
घर्मःheat; hot drink/oblation (gharma)
घर्मः:
Kartā (समनाधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootघर्म- (प्रातिपदिक)
हविःoblation; offering
हविः:
Kartā (समनाधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootहविस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मिI am
अस्मि:
(क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)
नामnamely; in name; indeed
नाम:
(न कारकः)
TypeIndeclinable (particle) / Noun-form
Rootनामन्- (प्रातिपदिक) / वा अव्यय-रूप ‘नाम’
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
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