Rig Veda 3.2.9: Mandala 3, Sukta 2, Mantra 9
Sukta 3.2
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तिस्रो यह्वस्य समिधः परिज्मनोऽग्नेरपुनन्नुशिजो अमृत्यवः । तासामेकामदधुर्मर्त्ये भुजमु लोकमु द्वे उप जामिमीयतुः ॥
Transliteration
tísro yahvásya samídhaḥ pári-jmano 'gnér apunann uśíjo amṛ́tyavaḥ | tāsām ékām ádadhuḥ mártye bhújam u lokám u dvé úpa jāmím īyatuḥ ||
Translation
迅疾有力的阿耆尼（Agni）之三重柴薪，热切的不死者——乌施吉（Uśij）——将之环护而净炼。其间他们安置其一，使凡人得以享用其福分；其二则上升，趋向他们自族之界域。
Word by Word
तिस्रःthree (f.)
तिस्रः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
यह्वस्यof the mighty/impetuous one
यह्वस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootयह्व (प्रातिपदिक)
समिधःkindling-sticks; kindlings
समिधः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसमिध् (प्रातिपदिक)
परिज्मनःof the circumambient/encircling (one)
परिज्मनः:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootपरिज्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेःof Agni
अग्नेः:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अपुनन्they purified
अपुनन्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootपू (धातु) / पुनाति
उशिजःthe Uśij-s (a class of ritual beings/priests)
उशिजः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउशिज् (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृत्यवःdeathless
अमृत्यवः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअमृत्युः/अमृत्यव (प्रातिपदिक; ‘deathless’)
तासाम्of those (f.)
तासाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एकाम्one (f.)
एकाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
अदधुःthey placed; they set
अदधुः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
मर्त्येamong/for the mortal
मर्त्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
भुजम्enjoyment; share; portion
भुजम्:
Karma (apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootभुज् (प्रातिपदिक)
उindeed; and
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
लोकम्world; realm
लोकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
उand; indeed
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
द्वेtwo (f.)
द्वे:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
उपnear; towards
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
जामिम्kin; sister/related one (jāmi)
जामिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजामि (प्रातिपदिक)
ईयतुःthe two went; approached
ईयतुः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु) / एति
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