Rig Veda 3.23.2: Mandala 3, Sukta 23, Mantra 2
Sukta 3.23
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm by metrical scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अमन्थिष्टां भारता रेवदग्निं देवश्रवा देववातः सुदक्षम् । अग्ने वि पश्य बृहताभि रायेषां नो नेता भवतादनु द्यून् ॥
Transliteration
amánthiṣṭāṃ bhā́ratā revád agníṃ deva-śrávā deva-vā́taḥ su-dákṣam | agne ví paśya bṛhatā́bhi rāyéṣāṃ no netā́ bhavatād ánu dyū́n ||
Translation
婆罗多族已搅拌出辉耀的阿耆尼——德瓦施拉瓦（Devaśravas）、德瓦瓦塔（Devavāta），技艺精善者。阿耆尼啊，以广大（bṛhat）而广观；愿你日复一日，成为我们的引导者，趋向这些丰盈的资粮与存在。
Word by Word
अमन्थिष्टाम्they two churned/produced (by churning)
अमन्थिष्टाम्:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमन्थ् (धातु) + आ-
भारताthe two Bharatas
भारता:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper/tribal epithet)
Rootभारत (प्रातिपदिक; ‘of Bharata/descendants of Bharata’)
रेवत्wealthy, splendid
रेवत्:
Karma (विशेष्य-अनुगामी)
TypeAdjective
Rootरेवत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘possessing wealth/splendour’)
अग्निम्Agni (fire)
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
देवश्रवा(the two) Devaśravas
देवश्रवा:
Kartā (भारता इत्यस्य विशेषण/समनाधिकरण)
TypeNoun (proper name/epithet)
Rootदेवश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having fame among the gods/whose fame is divine’)
देववातःDevavāta
देववातः:
Kartā (द्वयोर् अन्यतरः; समुच्चयार्थे)
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootदेववात (प्रातिपदिक; ‘god-inspired wind/whose impulse is divine’; here proper name)
सुदक्षम्very skillful, able
सुदक्षम्:
Karma (विशेष्य-अनुगामी)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक; ‘very capable/skillful’)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, widely, clearly
वि:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
पश्यsee, look upon
पश्य:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु; पश्य-आदेश)
बृहताwith great (abundance)
बृहता:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
दिशा/प्रवृत्ति-निर्देशक
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
रायेषाम्of (our) riches/boons
रायेषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootरायि/राय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wealth, gift’)
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
नेताleader, guide
नेता:
Kartā/प्रेडिकेट-नाम
TypeNoun
Rootनेतृ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘leader/guide’)
भवतात्may he be / let him become
भवतात्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
अनुalong, after, through
अनु:
अधिकारण/दिशा-निर्देशक
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
द्यून्days (day after day)
द्यून्:
Karma (अनु-गमनस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootद्यु/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘day, heaven’; here ‘days’)
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