Rig Veda 3.6.8: Mandala 3, Sukta 6, Mantra 8
Sukta 3.6
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional for RV 3.6)
Devata: Agni (as summoner of all gods across realms)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उरौ वा ये अन्तरिक्षे मदन्ति दिवो वा ये रोचने सन्ति देवाः । ऊमा वा ये सुहवासो यजत्रा आयेमिरे रथ्यो अग्ने अश्वाः ॥
Transliteration
uráu vā yé antárikṣe mádanti divó vā yé rócane sánti devā́ḥ | ūmā́ vā yé suhavā́so yájatrā āyemiré rathyó agne áśvāḥ ||
Translation
उरौ वा ये अन्तरिक्षे मदन्ति दिवो वा ये रोचने सन्ति देवाः। ऊमा वा ये सुहवासो यजत्रा आयेमिरे रथ्यो अग्ने अश्वाः॥
Word by Word
उरौin the wide (space)
उरौ:
अधिकारण
TypeAdjective
Rootउरु
वाor / indeed
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
येwho (those who)
ये:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
अन्तरिक्षेin the mid-air
अन्तरिक्षे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरिक्ष
मदन्तिrejoice / exult
मदन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमद्
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्
वाor / indeed
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
येwho
ये:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
रोचनेin the shining realm (luminous region)
रोचने:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootरोचन
सन्तिare
सन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
ऊमाःhelpers / allies
ऊमाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootऊमा
वाor / indeed
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
येwho
ये:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
सुहवासःeasy to invoke / of good call
सुहवासः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-हवस्
यजत्राःworthy of worship
यजत्राः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootयजत्र
आtowards / hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ
आयेमिरेhave come / came hither
आयेमिरे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइ
रथ्यःchariot-going / belonging to the chariot
रथ्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootरथ्य
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
अश्वाःhorses
अश्वाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व
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