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Rig Veda 5.11.4: Mandala 5, Sukta 11, Mantra 4

Sukta 5.11

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (sūkta attribution RV 5.11)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अग्निर्नो यज्ञमुप वेतु साधुयाग्निं नरो वि भरन्ते गृहेगृहे । अग्निर्दूतो अभवद्धव्यवाहनोऽग्निं वृणाना वृणते कविक्रतुम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 5.11.4
Transliteration

agnír no yajñám úpa vetu sādhu-yā́gníṃ náro ví bharante gṛhé-gṛhe | agnír dūtó abhavad havya-vā́hano ’gníṃ vṛṇānā́ vṛṇate kaví-kratum ||

Translation

لِيَأْتِ أَغْنِي إلى يَجْنَانَا في الطريقِ الحَسَن. يحملُ الناسُ أَغْنِي من بيتٍ إلى بيت. لقد صارَ أَغْنِي رسولًا (dūta) وحاملَ القُرْبان (havyavāhana)؛ وباختيارِ أَغْنِي يختارونَ إرادةَ الكَفِيّ (kavi-kratu)، عقلًا يعرفُ كيف يعمل.

Word by Word
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
यज्ञम्sacrifice, ritual
यज्ञम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ- (प्रातिपदिक)
उपtowards, near
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वेतुmay (he) come/approach
वेतु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वे (वेञ् गतौ/विन्दते इत्यादि; here ‘to go/come’)
साधुwell, rightly
साधु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाधु (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निम्Agni
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
नरःmen, worshippers
नरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootनर- (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, forth, widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
भरन्तेthey bear/bring (for themselves), they carry
भरन्ते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भृञ् धारणे)
गृहेin (the) house
गृहे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootगृह- (प्रातिपदिक)
गृहेin each house
गृहे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootगृह- (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
दूतःmessenger
दूतः:
कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण (विशेषण/उपपद)
TypeNoun
Rootदूत- (प्रातिपदिक)
अभवत्became
अभवत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भू (भू सत्तायाम्)
हव्यवाहनःcarrier of oblations
हव्यवाहनः:
कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण (अग्नि-विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootहव्य- + वाहन- (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निम्Agni
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
वृणानाःchoosing
वृणानाः:
कर्तृ (नरः/जनाः implied)
TypeParticiple
Root√वृ (वृञ् वरणे) → वृणान (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय; here शानच्)
वृणतेthey choose
वृणते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वृ (वृञ् वरणे)
कविक्रतुम्him whose resolve is that of a sage / the wise-minded (Agni)
कविक्रतुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकवि- + क्रतु- (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
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