Rig Veda 3.1.4: Mandala 3, Sukta 1, Mantra 4
Sukta 3.1
Rishi: Viśvāmitra
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अवर्धयन्त्सुभगं सप्त यह्वीः श्वेतं जज्ञानमरुषं महित्वा । शिशुं न जातमभ्यारुरश्वा देवासो अग्निं जनिमन्वपुष्यन् ॥
Transliteration
ávaṛdhayants subhágaṃ saptá yahvī́ḥ śvetáṃ jajñānám aruṣáṃ mahitvā́ | śíśuṃ na jātám abhy ā́rur aśvā́ devā́so agním jániman vapuṣyan ||
Translation
七道强盛的河流增益了这位吉祥者——生时皎白，威力中赤红。诸神如骏马奔向新生婴儿般趋赴阿耆尼（Agni）；他们护养他的生成，使其形相愈发光耀。
Word by Word
अवर्धयन्they increased / they made grow
अवर्धयन्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (वर्धते/वर्धयति)
सुभगम्the fortunate/auspicious (one)
सुभगम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-भग (प्रातिपदिक: सुभग)
सप्तseven
सप्त:
(विशेषण)
TypeNumeral
Rootसप्तन् (संख्या)
यह्वीःthe swift/impetuous (feminine ones; often the seven rivers/streams)
यह्वीः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयह्वी (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक)
श्वेतम्bright, white
श्वेतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootश्वेत (प्रातिपदिक)
जज्ञानम्born, having been born
जज्ञानम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Root√जन् (जायते) → क्त (जज्ञात/जज्ञान)
अरुषम्ruddy, tawny
अरुषम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
महित्वाby (his) greatness / through majesty
महित्वा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमहन् (प्रातिपदिक) → महित्व (भाव)
शिशुम्the child
शिशुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशिशु (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
(सम्बन्ध/उपमा)
TypeParticle
Rootन
जातम्born
जातम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Root√जन् → क्त (जात)
अभ्यारुरुःthey mounted / they climbed up to
अभ्यारुरुः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√रुह् (रोहति) with अभि-आ-
अश्वाःhorses
अश्वाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
देवासःthe gods
देवासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निम्Agni (fire-god)
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
जनिमन्in (his) birth, at the birth
जनिमन्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Root√जन् → जनिमन् (नपुंसक भाववाचक प्रातिपदिक)
अपुष्यन्they nurtured, they fostered
अपुष्यन्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पुष् (पोषयति/पुष्यति)
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