Rig Veda 1.15.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 15, Mantra 3

Sukta 1.15

Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva

Devata: Grāvan (pressing stones) / ritual functionary Neṣṭṛ (personified powers within the rite)

Chandas: Gāyatrī

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अभि यज्ञं गृणीहि नो ग्नावो नेष्टः पिब ऋतुना । त्वं हि रत्नधा असि ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.15.3

Transliteration

abhí yajñáṃ gṛṇīhi no gnā́vo néṣṭaḥ píba ṛtúnā | tváṃ hí ratnadhā́ ási ||

Translation

จงหันบทสรรเสริญมายังพิธีบูชาของเรา โอ้ศิลาอัดคั้น (grāvan) โอ้เนษฏร (Neshṭar); จงดื่มตามฤตุ (ṛtú). เพราะท่านแลเป็นผู้ทรงและผู้จัดวางรัตนะ—ทรัพย์อันสว่างแห่งการรู้แจ้ง.

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Word by Word

• अभि: towards, unto, over
• अभि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• यज्ञम्: sacrifice, ritual offering
• यज्ञम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)

• गृणीहि: praise!, sing!
• गृणीहि: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गृ (गृणीते/गृणाति) स्तुतौ

• नः: for us / our
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• ग्नावः: the divine women (gnāḥ), ladies
• ग्नावः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्ना (प्रातिपदिक; ‘देवी/स्त्री’, विशेषतः अग्निपत्नी-सम्बद्धः)

• नेष्टः: O Nestar (the assisting priest)
• नेष्टः: Sambodhana (no kāraka)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक; √नी ‘to lead’ से ‘नेष्टृ’—यज्ञे ‘नेष्टा’ नाम ऋत्विज्)

• पिब: drink!
• पिब: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पा (पिबति) पाने

• ऋतुना: with the right season/order; duly
• ऋतुना: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋतु (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• हि: indeed, for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (निपात/अव्यय)

• रत्नधा: treasure-bestowing; placing riches
• रत्नधा: Kartā (as qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न-धा (समास/प्रातिपदिक; रत्न + √धा ‘to place/hold’)

• असि: you are
• असि: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (अस्ति) भुवि