Rig Veda 3.29.2 — Mandala 3, Sukta 29, Mantra 2
Sukta 3.29
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (family attribution)
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas hidden in araṇis)
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अरण्योर्निहितो जातवेदा गर्भ इव सुधितो गर्भिणीषु । दिवेदिव ईड्यो जागृवद्भिर्हविष्मद्भिर्मनुष्येभिरग्निः ॥
Transliteration
araṇyór níhito jātávedā gárbha iva súdhito garbhiṇī́ṣu | divé-dive ī́ḍyo jāgṛvád-bhir havíṣmad-bhir manuṣyébhir agníḥ ||
Translation
Jātavedas is hidden in the two woods like an embryo well-set within the pregnant ones. Day by day Agni is to be sought and adored by wakeful human beings who bear the offering—those who keep the flame of consciousness vigilant.
Word by Word
अरण्योःof/in the two forests
अरण्योः:
Adhikaraṇa (स्थान/संबन्ध: ‘in/among the two forests’)
TypeNoun
Rootअरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
निहितःplaced, deposited, hidden
निहितः:
Kartā-विशेषण (अग्निः as ‘placed/hidden’)
TypeAdjective (participial)
Rootधा (धातु) → नि-धा; क्त (PPP) ‘निहित’
जातवेदाःJātavedas (Agni)
जातवेदाः:
Kartā (अग्निः)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootजात-वेदस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘he who knows births/creatures’)
गर्भःan embryo, a foetus
गर्भः:
Kartā/Upamāna-आधार (subject in simile)
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
— (simile-marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
सुधितःwell-set, well-placed, firmly established
सुधितः:
Kartā-विशेषण
TypeAdjective (participial)
Rootसु-धा/धि (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधार ‘well-set/firmly placed’; RV usage)
गर्भिणीषुamong the pregnant (females)
गर्भिणीषु:
Adhikaraṇa (स्थान: ‘among the pregnant [females]’)
TypeNoun/Adjective (f.)
Rootगर्भिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवे-दिवेday by day
दिवे-दिवे:
Adhikaraṇa (काल)
TypeNoun (reduplicated adverbial phrase)
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक ‘day’)
ईड्यःto be praised, praiseworthy
ईड्यः:
Kartā-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootईड्य (प्रातिपदिक; from √ईड् ‘to praise’ → ‘praiseworthy’)
जागृवद्भिःby the wakeful (watchful) ones
जागृवद्भिः:
Karaṇa/सहकारि (by/with the wakeful ones)
TypeAdjective (participial)
Root√जागृ (धातु) → ‘जागृवत्’ (वर्तमान-कृदन्त/विशेषण ‘awake’)
हविष्मद्भिःby those having oblations
हविष्मद्भिः:
Karaṇa/सहकारि
TypeAdjective
Rootहविष्मत् (प्रातिपदिक ‘possessing oblation’)
मनुष्येभिःby humans, by men
मनुष्येभिः:
Karaṇa/सहकारि (agent-instrumental: ‘by men’)
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
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