Rig Veda 3.19.1: Mandala 3, Sukta 19, Mantra 1
Sukta 3.19
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निं होतारं प्र वृणे मियेधे गृत्सं कविं विश्वविदममूरम् । स नो यक्षद्देवताता यजीयान्राये वाजाय वनते मघानि ॥
Transliteration
agníṃ hótāraṃ prá vṛṇe miyédhe gṛ́tsaṃ kavíṃ viśvavíd amū́ram | sá no yakṣad devátātā yajī́yān rāyé vā́jāya vanate maghā́ni ||
Translation
在祭会的相逢处，我拣选阿耆尼为呼请之祭司——那受感的圣贤、全知者、不迷乱者。愿他为我们行祭，使诸神性安立于内；最堪受供者，他为我们赢得存在的丰满与成就的诸力。
Word by Word
अग्निम्Agni (as object)
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
होतारम्the Hotṛ-priest (invoker)
होतारम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ- (प्रातिपदिक; √हु ‘यज्/आहुति-करणे’ से)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वृणेI choose
वृणे:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Root√वृ (वृञ्) ‘वरणे/चयन’
मियेधेbountiful, reward-giving
मियेधे:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootमियेध- (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक विशेषण)
गृत्सम्wise, shrewd
गृत्सम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootगृत्स- (प्रातिपदिक)
कविम्seer, poet
कविम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकवि- (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वविदम्all-knowing
विश्वविदम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व-विद् (समास; √विद् ‘ज्ञाने’)
अमूरम्unfailing, not foolish
अमूरम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootअमूर- (प्रातिपदिक; न-प्रत्यय/अ-निषेध)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःto us, for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
यक्षत्may he worship/offer
यक्षत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√यज् ‘देवपूजासंगतिकरणदानेषु’ (वैदिक: यक्ष्-आदेश)
देवताताwith/through the host of gods, divine powers
देवताता:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootदेवता- (प्रातिपदिक) + -ता (भाव/समूह); वैदिक रूप ‘देवताता’
यजीयान्more worthy of worship
यजीयान्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootयजीयस्- (तुलनात्मक/अतिशय; √यज् से)
रायेfor wealth
राये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रायि- (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजायfor prize/strength
वाजाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootवाज- (प्रातिपदिक)
वनतेwins, obtains
वनते:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Root√वन् ‘लाभे/प्राप्तौ’
मघानिgifts, bounties
मघानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमघ- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दान/उपहार’)
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