Rig Veda 2.3.9: Mandala 2, Sukta 3, Mantra 9
Sukta 2.3
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditionally for Mandala 2, Agni hymns of the Gṛtsamada lineage)
Devata: Agni (with explicit invocation of Tvaṣṭṛ as the Fashioner aiding formation/progeny)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; RV 2.3 commonly in Triṣṭubh—needs metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पिशङ्गरूपः सुभरो वयोधाः श्रुष्टी वीरो जायते देवकामः । प्रजां त्वष्टा वि ष्यतु नाभिमस्मे अथा देवानामप्येतु पाथः ॥
Transliteration
piśáṅga-rūpaḥ su-bháro vayaḥ-dhā́ḥ śruṣṭī́ vīró jā́yate devá-kāmaḥ | prajā́ṃ tvaṣṭā́ ví ṣyatu nā́bhim asmè áthā devā́nām ápy etu pā́thaḥ ||
Translation
他呈赤金辉光之形，善能承载，持守生命之力；这位英雄诞生——善于听受（神圣启示），心怀对诸神的渴慕。愿工巧之神特瓦什特里（Tvaṣṭṛ）铺展子嗣，在我们之内扩广“脐轮/脐中”（nábhi，生成之内座）；于是愿通向诸神之道开启并临近。
Word by Word
पिशङ्गरूपःof tawny/variegated form
पिशङ्गरूपः:
विशेषणम् (कर्तृ-पदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootपिशङ्ग- (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप- (प्रातिपदिक)
सुभरःwell-bearing; bringing good support
सुभरः:
विशेषणम् (कर्तृ-पदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- (उपसर्ग/उपपद) + भर- (प्रातिपदिक)
वयोधाःthe sustainer of vital power/strength
वयोधाः:
कर्तृ (जायते इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun (agentive) / Adjective
Rootवयस्- (प्रातिपदिक) + धा- (धातु, ‘धारण/स्थापन’)
श्रुष्टीobedience/ready service (ritual attentiveness)
श्रुष्टी:
कर्तृ (जायते इत्यस्य; सह-कर्तृ/समुच्चित)
TypeNoun
Rootश्रुष्टि- (प्रातिपदिक)
वीरःa hero, strong man
वीरः:
कर्तृ (जायते इत्यस्य; सह-कर्तृ/समुच्चित)
TypeNoun
Rootवीर- (प्रातिपदिक)
जायतेis born; comes into being
जायते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (धातु)
देवकामःdesiring the gods; god-loving
देवकामः:
विशेषणम् (कर्तृ-पदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक) + काम- (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रजाम्offspring; progeny
प्रजाम्:
कर्म (वि ष्यतु इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा- (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वष्टाTvaṣṭṛ (the divine artisan)
त्वष्टा:
कर्तृ (वि ष्यतु इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun (proper/deity)
Rootत्वष्टृ- (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, forth, widely
वि:
क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग (ष्यतु सह)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
ष्यतुlet him beget/impel/bring forth
ष्यतु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootसू (धातु, ‘प्रसव/प्रेरण’); वि-उपसर्गयुक्तः
नाभिम्navel; central bond/seat
नाभिम्:
अधिकरण/देश (वि ष्यतु—‘in/at the navel’)
TypeNoun
Rootनाभि- (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मेin/among us
अस्मे:
अधिकरण (among/for us)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अथाthen; thereafter
अथा:
वाक्यसम्बन्धक
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (पाथः इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
अपिalso; even
अपि:
वाक्य-निपात
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
एतुlet (him/it) go; may it come
एतु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
पाथःpath; course (way)
पाथः:
कर्तृ (एतु इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootपाथ- (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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