Rig Veda 3.22.3: Mandala 3, Sukta 22, Mantra 3
Sukta 3.22
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Agni (with waters as supporting powers)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्ने दिवो अर्णमच्छा जिगास्यच्छा देवाँ ऊचिषे धिष्ण्या ये । या रोचने परस्तात्सूर्यस्य याश्चावस्तादुपतिष्ठन्त आपः ॥
Transliteration
agné divó arṇám ácchā jigāsy ácchā devā́m̐ ūciṣe dhíṣṇyā yé | yā́ rocáne parástāt sū́ryasya yā́ś cāvástād upatíṣṭhanta ā́paḥ ||
Translation
阿耆尼啊，你欲趋向天之洪流（arṇá）；你召唤诸天神——他们是神圣的座处与威能之所（dhíṣṇya）。愿那立于太阳之上、在光明界（rocana）彼岸的诸水，以及那立于其下的诸水，扶持我们内在光照之上升与下降。
Word by Word
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि-
दिवःof heaven / of the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्-/द्यौ-
अर्णम्the flood, the wave, the stream
अर्णम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअर्ण-
अच्छाtowards, unto
अच्छा:
दिशा/गति-निर्देश (adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा
जिगासिyou desire to go / you seek to reach
जिगासि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (√गम्) with desiderative stem जिगास-
अच्छाtowards
अच्छा:
दिशा/गति-निर्देश (adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव-
ऊचिषेyou speak / you have uttered
ऊचिषे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (√वच्) with perfect/old stative formation ऊचि-
धिष्ण्याःthe steadfast/holy ones (epithet of gods)
धिष्ण्याः:
कर्तृ (of the relative clause)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootधिष्ण्य-
येwho
ये:
कर्तृ (relative)
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (relative pronoun)
याःwhich (fem. pl.)
याः:
कर्तृ (relative)
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (relative pronoun)
रोचनेin the shining realm / in the luminous space
रोचने:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootरोचन-
परस्तात्beyond, on the farther side
परस्तात्:
अधिकरण (adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरस्तात्
सूर्यस्यof the Sun
सूर्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य-
याःand which (fem. pl.)
याः:
कर्तृ (relative)
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (relative pronoun)
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अवस्तात्below, beneath
अवस्तात्:
अधिकरण (adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअवस्तात्
उपतिष्ठन्तेthey stand near / attend / wait upon
उपतिष्ठन्ते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (√स्था) with preverb उप-; present stem तिष्ठ-
आपःthe waters
आपः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअप्- (pluralia tantum)
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