Rig Veda 3.55.2: Mandala 3, Sukta 55, Mantra 2
Sukta 3.55
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Agni; also Devāḥ and Pitaraḥ as guardians of the path
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मो षू णो अत्र जुहुरन्त देवा मा पूर्वे अग्ने पितरः पदज्ञाः । पुराण्योः सद्मनोः केतुरन्तर्महद्देवानामसुरत्वमेकम् ॥
Transliteration
mó ṣū́ no átra juhuranta devā́ mā́ pū́rve agne pítaraḥ pada-jñā́ḥ | purāṇyóḥ sádmanoḥ ketúr antár mahád devā́nām asura-tvám ékam ||
Translation
愿诸神在此不将我们弃置；愿先前的祖先——识路之人——也不拒绝我们，噢阿耆尼（Agni）。在两处古老的居所之内，炬标被安置——诸神广大唯一的阿修罗之威能（asuratva）。
Word by Word
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
षुindeed, just
षु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootषु
नःto us / of us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
जुहुरन्तthey have offered / have poured (oblations)
जुहुरन्त:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootहु
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
पूर्वेthe former/earlier ones
पूर्वे:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपूर्व
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
—
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि
पितरःthe Fathers (ancestors)
पितरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
पदज्ञाःknowers of the path/track
पदज्ञाः:
Kartā (apposition to पितरः)
TypeAdjective
Rootपदज्ञ
पुराण्योःof the two ancient (ones)
पुराण्योः:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective (f.)
Rootपुराण्य
सद्मनोःof the two seats/dwellings
सद्मनोः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootसद्मन्
केतुःthe banner/sign; light, mark
केतुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकेतु
अन्तःwithin
अन्तः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्तः
महत्great
महत्:
Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
असुरत्वम्lordship, asura-power
असुरत्वम्:
Kartā (with implied ‘is/was’)
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootअसुरत्व
एकम्one, single
एकम्:
Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
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