Rig Veda 3.28.5: Mandala 3, Sukta 28, Mantra 5
Sukta 3.28
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (family attribution)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्ने तृतीये सवने हि कानिषः पुरोळाशं सहसः सूनवाहुतम् । अथा देवेष्वध्वरं विपन्यया धा रत्नवन्तममृतेषु जागृविम् ॥
Transliteration
ágné tṛtī́ye sávané hí kā́niṣaḥ puroḷā́śaṃ sáhasaḥ sū́no vā́hutam | áthā devéṣv adhvaráṃ vipanyáyā dhā́ ratnávantam amṛ́teṣu jā́gṛvim ||
Translation
阿耆尼啊，在第三次榨取祭（savana）中，你确实悦纳这已奉献的普罗罗陀沙（purōḷāśa）饼，哦“力”（Sahas）的儿子。于是，凭你光耀的欢悦，请在诸神之中建立这祭祀（adhvara）——丰饶具宝，且在不死者中警醒常在。
Word by Word
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (address)
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
तृतीयेin the third
तृतीये:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective
Rootतृतीय- (क्रमवाचक प्रातिपदिक)
सवनेpressing/oblation-session
सवने:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootसवन- (प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed/for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
कानिṣःthou hast offered/served (ritually)
कानिṣः:
कर्तृ (अग्निः/त्वम्)
TypeVerb
Rootकनिष् (धातु; ‘कनिष्/कनिष्’ = स्तु/कण्-भावे, वैदिक)
पुरोळाशम्the puroḍāśa (sacrificial cake)
पुरोळाशम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपुरोळाश- (प्रातिपदिक)
सहसःof might/strength
सहसः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
सूनवाहुतम्offered by the son (i.e., by the sacrificer/offspring)
सूनवाहुतम्:
कर्म (विशेषण-भावेन)
TypeAdjective (compound epithet)
Rootसूनु- + आहुति- (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
अथthen
अथ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (निपात)
देवेषुamong the gods
देवेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
अध्वरम्the sacrifice/rite
अध्वरम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर- (प्रातिपदिक)
विपन्ययाwith wondrous/admiring (skill)
विपन्यया:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootविपन्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
धाplace/establish
धा:
कर्तृ (त्वम् = अग्ने)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु; धा = धारण/स्थापन)
रत्नवन्तम्rich in treasures
रत्नवन्तम्:
कर्म (विशेषण-भावेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootरत्नवत्- (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृतेषुamong the immortals
अमृतेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअमृत- (प्रातिपदिक)
जागृविम्wakeful, vigilant
जागृविम्:
कर्म (विशेषण-भावेन)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootजागृवि- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √जागृ ‘to be awake’)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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