Rig Veda 3.27.3: Mandala 3, Sukta 27, Mantra 3
Sukta 3.27
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्ने शकेम ते वयं यमं देवस्य वाजिनः । अति द्वेषांसि तरेम ॥
Transliteration
áagne śaké́ma te vayáṁ yámam devásya vā́jinaḥ | áti dveṣā́ṁsi taréma ||
Translation
హే అగ్నీ, మేము—నీ వాజిన్ (శక్తివంతులు) జనులు—దేవుని యమం (సంయమం/ధర్మ-నియమనము) పొందగలుగుదుము; మరియు ద్వేషాలను దాటి తరించుదుము.
Word by Word
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन (address)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
शकेमmay we be able
शकेम:
क्रिया (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√शक् (शक्नोति) सामर्थ्ये
तेof/for you
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of/for you’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम)
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ (of शकेम/तरेम)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्- (सर्वनाम)
यमम्Yama (the god Yama)
यमम्:
कर्म (object of an implied verb like ‘to reach/attain’ under शकेम)
TypeNoun
Rootयम- (प्रातिपदिक)
देवस्यof the god
देवस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजिनःof the prize-winner / of the vigorous one
वाजिनः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive; qualifier of देवस्य)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवाजिन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
वाor
वा:
समुच्चय/विकल्प (disjunctive particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
अतिacross; beyond
अति:
क्रियाविशेषण (modifies the verb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
द्वेषांसिhatreds; hostilities
द्वेषांसि:
कर्म (object of तरेम)
TypeNoun
Rootद्वेषस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
तरेमmay we cross over
तरेम:
क्रिया (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√तॄ (तरति) प्लवने/अतिक्रमे
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