Rig Veda 3.28.3: Mandala 3, Sukta 28, Mantra 3
Sukta 3.28
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (family attribution)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्ने वीहि पुरोळाशमाहुतं तिरोअह्न्यम् । सहसः सूनुरस्यध्वरे हितः ॥
Transliteration
ágné vīhí puroḷā́śam āhútam tiró-ahnyam | sáhasaḥ sūnúr asy adhvaré hitáḥ ||
Translation
अग्ने, आहुतं पुरोळाशं भोक्तुं वीहि—तिरोऽह्न्यं हविः। त्वं सहसः सूनुः; अध्वरे निहितो गूढाधाररूपः।
Word by Word
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन (address)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
वीहिcarry / convey (hither)
वीहि:
क्रिया (आह्वान/आज्ञा)
TypeVerb
Root√वह् (वहति) + वि-
पुरोळाशम्the puroḍāśa (sacrificial cake)
पुरोळाशम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपुरोळाश- (प्रातिपदिक)
आहुतम्offered / oblated
आहुतम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootआ-√हु (जुहोति) → आहुत (कृदन्त, क्त)
तिरोअह्न्यम्(cake) kept/placed ‘behind/throughout the day’ (i.e., reserved for the rite)
तिरोअह्न्यम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतिरस् (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + अह्न्य- (प्रातिपदिक, ‘दिवससम्बन्धिन्’)
सहसःof might / of strength
सहसः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
सूनुःson
सूनुः:
कर्तृ (of implied ‘is/has been’)
TypeNoun
Rootसूनु- (प्रातिपदिक)
असिyou are
असि:
क्रिया (copula)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (अस्ति)
अध्वरेin the sacrifice / rite
अध्वरे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर- (प्रातिपदिक)
हितःplaced / stationed
हितः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (predicative)
TypeParticiple
Root√धा (दधाति) → हित (कृदन्त, क्त; ‘placed’)
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