Rig Veda 7.1.3 — Mandala 7, Sukta 1, Mantra 3

Sukta 7.1

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; verify in critical edition)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्रेद्धो अग्ने दीदिहि पुरो नोऽजस्रया सूर्म्या यविष्ठ । त्वां शश्वन्त उप यन्ति वाजाः ॥

Transliteration

préd-dho agne dīdihi puró no ájasrayā sū́rmyā yaviṣṭha | tvā́ṃ śáśvanta úpa yanti vā́jāḥ ||

Translation

Đã được nhóm lên, hỡi Agni, hãy rực sáng trước mặt chúng con; với ngọn lửa không dứt và hùng mạnh, hỡi đấng trẻ nhất. Những sự sung mãn của sức lực (vāja) luôn tiến đến gần Ngài.

Word by Word

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• एद्धः: kindled, enkindled
• एद्धः: Kartā (as qualifier of the subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्ध् (dhātu) → इद्ध (PPP) + प्र

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (prātipadika)

• दीदिहि: shine brightly! blaze!
• दीदिहि: (predicate; addressed action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दीदिहि < √दीप्/√दीदी (intensive of √दीप् ‘to shine’)

• पुरः: in front, before
• पुरः: Adhikaraṇa (locative sense ‘in front’)
• Type: Indeclinable (adverbial accusative)
• Root: पुरस् (prātipadika)

• नः: of us, our
• नः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (pronominal base)

• अजस्रया: with unceasing (…)
• अजस्रया: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजस्र (prātipadika)

• सूर्म्या: with (your) flame/brightness
• सूर्म्या: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्मि (prātipadika; ‘flame/brightness’ in Vedic usage)

• यविष्ठ: O youngest (most youthful)
• यविष्ठ: Sambodhana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युव (prātipadika) → यविष्ठ (superlative)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (pronominal base)

• शश्वन्तः: everlasting ones; continually (coming)
• शश्वन्तः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (substantivized)
• Root: शश्वत् (prātipadika)

• उप: towards, near
• उप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (upasarga)

• यन्ति: they go, they come
• यन्ति: (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (dhātu)

• वाजाः: prizes; strengths; (ritual) rewards
• वाजाः: Kartā (apposition/subject with शश्वन्तः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज (prātipadika)