Rig Veda 3.25.1: Mandala 3, Sukta 25, Mantra 1
Sukta 3.25
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (attributed for RV 3.25)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification on full hymn)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्ने दिवः सूनुरसि प्रचेतास्तना पृथिव्या उत विश्ववेदाः । ऋधग्देवाँ इह यजा चिकित्वः ॥
Transliteration
agne diváḥ sūnúr asi prá-cetās tanā́ pṛthivyā́ uta viśvá-vedāḥ | ṛ́dhag devā́n ihá yaja cikitvaḥ ||
Translation
โอ อัคนี ท่านคือบุตรแห่งสวรรค์ ผู้รู้ล่วงหน้า; และด้วยกายของท่าน ท่านยังเป็นของแผ่นดิน ผู้รู้ทั่วสรรพสิ่ง. ด้วยปัญญาอันจำแนกได้ จงบูชาเหล่าเทพ ณ ที่นี้ ให้เป็นไปตามลำดับอันถูกต้อง และตามฤทธานุภาพเฉพาะของแต่ละองค์
Word by Word
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (address)
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव्- (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौस्)
सूनुःson
सूनुः:
कर्तृ (of ‘असि’)
TypeNoun
Rootसूनु- (प्रातिपदिक)
असिyou are
असि:
(copula)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
प्रचेताःwise, fore-knowing
प्रचेताः:
विशेषण (of ‘अग्ने/सूनुः’)
TypeAdjective/Noun (epithet)
Rootप्र-चेतस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
तनाby lineage, in due course
तना:
प्रकार/हेतु (manner)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतना (अव्यय)
पृथिव्याःof the earth
पृथिव्याः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी- (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand, also
उत:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (अव्यय)
विश्ववेदाःall-knowing
विश्ववेदाः:
विशेषण (of ‘अग्ने’)
TypeAdjective/Noun (epithet)
Rootविश्व-विद्/वेदस् (समास: विश्व + वेदाः < वेदस्/विद्वस्-)
ऋधक्separately, each
ऋधक्:
प्रकार (manner)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऋधक् (अव्यय)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म (of ‘यज’)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
इहhere
इह:
अधिकरण (place)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
यजworship/sacrifice to
यज:
(predicate; command)
TypeVerb (imperative)
Rootयज् (धातु)
चिकित्वःO discerning/wise one
चिकित्वः:
सम्बोधन/विशेषण (of ‘अग्ने’)
TypeParticiple (epithet)
Rootचित् (धातु) → कृत्: क्त्वस् (वेदिक); redup. perfect-participial base ‘चिकित्-’
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