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Rig Veda 5.11.6: Mandala 5, Sukta 11, Mantra 6

Sukta 5.11

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (sūkta attribution RV 5.11)
Devata: Agni (Angiras aspect)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

त्वामग्ने अङ्गिरसो गुहा हितमन्वविन्दञ्छिश्रियाणं वनेवने । स जायसे मथ्यमानः सहो महत्त्वामाहुः सहसस्पुत्रमङ्गिरः ॥

tvā́m agne áṅgiraso gúhā hitám ánv avindan śiśriyāṇáṃ váne-vane | sá jāyase mathyámānaḥ sáho mahát tvā́m āhuḥ sáhasaḥ putrám aṅgiraḥ ||

হে অগ্নি, অঙ্গিৰসসকলে তোমাক গুহাত নিহিত—গোপন স্থানে লুকাই থকা—বনে বনে আশ্ৰিত ৰূপে অন্বৱিন্দন কৰিলে। তুমি মথন কৰোঁতে জন্ম লোৱা মহৎ সহঃ (বল); লোকসকলে তোমাক ‘সহসৰ পুত্ৰ’ বুলি কয়, হে অঙ্গিৰস।

त्वाम्you (as object)
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अङ्गिरसःthe Aṅgirases (priests/seers)
अङ्गिरसः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
गुहाin the hiding-place/cave
गुहा:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootगुहा (प्रातिपदिक)
हितम्placed, hidden
हितम्:
कर्म (त्वाम्-विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootधा (√धा) → हित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अनुalong, after (as preverb)
अनु:
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootअनु
अविन्दन्found
अविन्दन्:
कर्तृ (अङ्गिरसः)
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (√विद् ‘to find’)
शिश्रियाणम्lying/resting, having taken refuge
शिश्रियाणम्:
कर्म (त्वाम्-विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Rootश्रि (√श्रि ‘to lean on, resort’) → शिश्रियाण (कृदन्त)
वनेin the wood
वने:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootवन (प्रातिपदिक)
वनेin each wood
वने:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootवन (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe (that one = Agni)
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जायसेyou are born
जायसे:
कर्तृ (अग्निः)
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (√जन् ‘to be born’)
मथ्यमानःbeing churned/produced by friction
मथ्यमानः:
कर्तृ (सः-विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Rootमथ् (√मथ् ‘to churn, rub’) → मथ्यमान (कृदन्त)
सहःstrength, might
सहः:
कर्म (आहुः इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootसहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
महत्great
महत्:
कर्म (सहः-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आहुःthey have said/call
आहुः:
कर्तृ (अनुक्ताः ‘जनाः/ऋषयः’)
TypeVerb
Rootअह् (√अह्/√ब्रू ‘to say’; वैदिके √अह्)
सहसःof strength/might
सहसः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootसहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
पुत्रम्son
पुत्रम्:
कर्म (आहुः इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अङ्गिरःO Aṅgiras (Agni as Aṅgiras)
अङ्गिरः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)

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