Rig Veda 3.54.21: Mandala 3, Sukta 54, Mantra 21
Sukta 3.54
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (contextual)
Devata: Agni (with Bhaga-function); also general Devāḥ
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सदा सुगः पितुमाँ अस्तु पन्था मध्वा देवा ओषधीः सं पिपृक्त । भगो मे अग्ने सख्ये न मृध्या उद्रायो अश्यां सदनं पुरुक्षोः ॥
Transliteration
sadā́ su-gáḥ pitu-mā́m̐ astu pánthā mádhvā devā́ oṣádhīḥ sáṃ pipṛkta | bhágo me agne sakhyé ná mṛdhyā údrāyo aśyāṃ sádanaṃ puru-kṣóḥ ||
Translation
सदा सुगः पितुमान् अस्तु पन्थाः; मध्वा देवा ओषधीः सं पिपृक्त। भगो मे अग्ने सख्ये न मृध्या; उद्रायोऽश्यां सदनं पुरुक्षोः।
Word by Word
सदाalways
सदा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
सु-गःeasy-going, having good passage
सु-गः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootग (√गम्) / सु- (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद)
पितु-मान्having nourishment/refreshment
पितु-मान्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootपितु (पान/भोजन) + -मान् (मतुप्)
अस्तुlet there be
अस्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
पन्थाःthe path
पन्थाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपथिन्/पन्था (प्रातिपदिक)
मध्वाwith sweetness / with honey
मध्वा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
ओषधीःplants, herbs
ओषधीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
पिपृक्तhas mixed/combined
पिपृक्त:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पृच् (पृणक्ति/पृचति) + सम्
भगःBhaga (the distributor of fortune) / fortune
भगः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootभग (प्रातिपदिक)
मेfor me / my
मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (अस्मद्)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
—
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
सख्येin friendship
सख्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य (प्रातिपदिक; सखि-भाव)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
मृध्याःbe hostile / harm
मृध्याः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√मृध् (हिंसार्थ/विरोधे) / मृध् (प्रातिपदिक ‘वैर/हानि’)
उद्रा-यःwaters/streams (udrāyas)
उद्रा-यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउद्र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘उद्र’ = जल/तरंग/उद्गम-सम्बद्ध) + -य (बहुवचन-प्रत्यय)
अश्याम्may I attain
अश्याम्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अश् (व्याप्तौ/प्राप्नोति) अथवा √अश् (अश्नुते ‘attain’)
सदनम्seat, dwelling, abode
सदनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसदन (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरु-क्षोःof wide/abundant habitation
पुरु-क्षोः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootपुरु (बहु) + क्षु/क्षो (प्रातिपदिक; ‘क्षो’ = निवास/आश्रय/क्षय-सम्बद्ध, वेदिक)
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