Rig Veda 3.21.1: Mandala 3, Sukta 21, Mantra 1
Sukta 3.21
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (Mandala 3 attribution)
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas, Hotṛ)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; not fully scanned)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इमं नो यज्ञममृतेषु धेहीमा हव्या जातवेदो जुषस्व । स्तोकानामग्ने मेदसो घृतस्य होतः प्राशान प्रथमो निषद्य ॥
Transliteration
imáṃ no yajñám amṛ́teṣu dhehī́mā́ havyā́ jātavedo juṣasva | stokā́nām agne médaso ghṛtásya hótaḥ prā́śān prathamó niṣádya ||
Translation
请将我们这场祭祀安置于不死者之中；噢贾塔维达斯（Jātavedas），请悦纳这些供献。噢阿耆尼（Agni），你为Hotṛ（祭司）先行就座，先尝那滴流的精髓与澄明的酥油（ghṛta）之流。
Word by Word
इमम्this
इमम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञम्sacrifice, rite
यज्ञम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृतेषुamong the immortals / in the immortal (realms)
अमृतेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun/Adjective (used substantively)
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
धेहिplace, establish
धेहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
इमाःthese
इमाः:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हव्याःoblations (to be offered)
हव्याः:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective (used substantively)
Rootहव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
जातवेदःO Jātavedas (Agni), knower of births
जातवेदः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootजातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि)
जुषस्वenjoy, accept graciously
जुषस्व:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootजुष् (धातु)
स्तोकेनाम्of drops / of little portions
स्तोकेनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोक (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
मेदसःof fat, of marrow
मेदसः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootमेदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
घृतस्यof ghee
घृतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक)
होतःO Hotar (invoking priest)
होतः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
प्राशानeat, partake (of the offering)
प्राशान:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + अश् (धातु)
प्रथमःfirst
प्रथमः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
निषद्यhaving sat down
निषद्य:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeVerbal indeclinable (gerund)
Rootनि + सद् (धातु)
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