Rig Veda 3.28.4: Mandala 3, Sukta 28, Mantra 4
Sukta 3.28
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (family attribution)
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas, Kavi)
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
माध्यंदिने सवने जातवेदः पुरोळाशमिह कवे जुषस्व । अग्ने यह्वस्य तव भागधेयं न प्र मिनन्ति विदथेषु धीराः ॥
Transliteration
mā́dhyaṃdine sávané jātavedāḥ puroḷā́śam ihá kavé juṣasva | ágné yáhvasya táva bhāgadhéyaṃ ná prá minanti vidáthéṣu dhīrā́ḥ ||
Translation
माध्यन्दिने सवने, हे जातवेदः, इह हे कवे, पुरोळाशं जुषस्व। अग्ने, यह्वस्य तव भागधेयं—विदथेषु धीराः तं न प्रमिनन्ति।
Word by Word
माध्यंदिनेat midday
माध्यंदिने:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootमाध्यंदिन (प्रातिपदिक; मध्यं-दिन)
सवनेin the pressing/oblation (Soma) rite
सवने:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootसवन (प्रातिपदिक)
जातवेदःO Jātavedas (Agni), knower of births
जातवेदः:
सम्बोधन (addressed)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootजातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरोळाशम्the puroḍāśa (sacrificial cake)
पुरोळाशम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपुरोळाश (प्रातिपदिक)
इहhere
इह:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
कवेO sage/poet
कवे:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
जुषस्वenjoy/accept (be pleased with)
जुषस्व:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootजुष् (धातु)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
यह्वस्यof the mighty/impetuous one
यह्वस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootयह्व (प्रातिपदिक)
तवof you/your
तव:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भागधेयम्the allotted share/portion
भागधेयम्:
कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध/वाक्यविषय
TypeNoun
Rootभागधेय (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
प्रforth; forward (intensifier with verb)
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootप्र
मिनन्तिthey diminish/impair
मिनन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootमि (धातु; ‘मिनाति’ = हिनस्ति/क्षिणोति)
विदथेषुin the assemblies/ritual sessions
विदथेषु:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootविदथ (प्रातिपदिक)
धीराःthe steadfast/wise ones
धीराः:
कर्ता
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootधीरा (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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