Rig Veda 3.29.12: Mandala 3, Sukta 29, Mantra 12
Sukta 3.29
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (shorter pādas; exact metrical classification may vary by pada count in recension)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सुनिर्मथा निर्मथितः सुनिधा निहितः कविः । अग्ने स्वध्वरा कृणु देवान्देवयते यज ॥
Transliteration
sunirmáthā nírmathitaḥ sunidhā́ níhitaḥ kavíḥ | ágne svadhvarā́ kṛṇu devā́n devayaté yaja ||
Translation
सुनिर्मथो निर्मथितः सुनिधा निहितः कविः। अग्ने स्वध्वरा कृणु देवान् देवयते यज॥
Word by Word
सुनिर्मथाःwell-churned-out / well-produced (from friction)
सुनिर्मथाः:
Kartā (अग्निः—कर्ता—का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + निर्मथ (प्रातिपदिक; √मथ ‘मथ्/मन्थ्’ ‘to churn, rub out’ से) अथवा ‘सु-निर्मथ’ (कृदन्त-विशेषण)
निर्मथितःchurned out / produced by rubbing
निर्मथितः:
Kartā (अग्निः—कर्ता—का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (past passive participle)
Root√मथ (मथ्/मन्थ्) + नि + निर्; क्त (कृदन्त)
सुनिधाःwell-placed / well-deposited
सुनिधाः:
Kartā (अग्निः—कर्ता—का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + निधा (प्रातिपदिक; √धा ‘to place’ से ‘निधा/निधि’ भाव)
निहितःplaced down, deposited
निहितः:
Kartā (अग्निः—कर्ता—का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (past passive participle)
Root√धा + नि; क्त (कृदन्त)
कविःthe seer, wise one (Agni)
कविः:
Kartā (अग्निः/कविः—कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
(सम्बोधन; कर्ता/कर्म आदि नहीं)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वध्वराःof good rite / with good sacrifice
स्वध्वराः:
Kartā (अग्निः—कर्ता—का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + अध्वर (प्रातिपदिक ‘rite, sacrifice’)
कृणुmake, perform
कृणु:
(क्रिया); कर्ता: त्वम् (अग्ने)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (कर्) ‘to do, make’
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
देवयते(for) the god-seeking worshipper
देवयते:
Sampradāna (यज्-क्रिया का लाभार्थी/प्रयोजक: ‘देवयते’ = देव-इच्छुक यजमान)
TypeVerb
Rootदेवय (धातु/नामधातु ‘to seek/worship the gods’) अथवा ‘देवय’ (प्रातिपदिक) से वर्तमानकालिक रूप
यजsacrifice, worship
यज:
(क्रिया); कर्ता: त्वम् (अग्ने)
TypeVerb
Root√यज् ‘to worship, sacrifice’
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