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Rig Veda 10.7.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 7, Mantra 3

Sukta 10.7

Devata: Agni (with solar identification/epiphany)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; needs verification)

अग्निं मन्ये पितरमग्निमापिमग्निं भ्रातरं सदमित्सखायम् । अग्नेरनीकं बृहतः सपर्यं दिवि शुक्रं यजतं सूर्यस्य ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.7.3

agním manye pitáram agním ā́pim agním bhrā́taram sádam ít sakhā́yam | agnér anī́kaṃ bṛhatáḥ sapáryaṃ diví śukráṃ yájatam sū́ryasya ||

میں اگنی کو باپ سمجھتا ہوں، اگنی کو قریبی رشتہ دار، اگنی کو بھائی، ہمیشہ دوست۔ میں اگنی کے وسیع محاذ کی خدمت کرتا ہوں - اس کا روشن، قابلِ عبادت چہرہ آسمان میں، سورج کی پاک روشنی۔

अग्निम्Agni (as object of ‘I consider’)
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
मन्येI think/consider
मन्ये:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√मन् (मन्यते)
पितरम्father
पितरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ- (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निम्Agni
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-
आपिम्kinsman/relative; intimate (one who is ‘near’)
आपिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआपि- (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निम्Agni
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-
भ्रातरम्brother
भ्रातरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभ्रातृ- (प्रातिपदिक)
सदम्always, continually
सदम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदम् (अव्यय/निपात; ‘सदा’ अर्थे)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
सखायम्friend/companion
सखायम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसखि- (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेःof Agni
अग्नेः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-
अनीकम्face/appearance; front, manifestation
अनीकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअनीक- (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहतःof the great (one)
बृहतः:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत्- (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
सपर्यम्to be revered/worshipped; worthy of homage
सपर्यम्:
Karma
TypeVerbal adjective (gerundive-like)
Root√सपऱ्/सपऱ्य् (सपर्यति ‘पूजयति’); कृत्: -य (यत्) → सपर्य-
दिविin heaven/in the sky
दिवि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootद्यु/दिव्- (प्रातिपदिक: दिव् ‘द्यौः/स्वर्ग’)
शुक्रम्bright, shining
शुक्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशुक्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
यजतम्venerable, worthy of worship
यजतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootयजत- (प्रातिपदिक; √यज् ‘पूजायाम्’ से ‘यजत’ ‘पूज्य’)
सूर्यस्यof the Sun
सूर्यस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य- (प्रातिपदिक)

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