Rig Veda 5.4.5: Mandala 5, Sukta 4, Mantra 5
Sukta 5.4
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition) (traditional ascription for RV 5.4)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
जुष्टो दमूना अतिथिर्दुरोण इमं नो यज्ञमुप याहि विद्वान् । विश्वा अग्ने अभियुजो विहत्या शत्रूयतामा भरा भोजनानि ॥
Transliteration
juṣṭó damū́nā átithir duroṇá imáṃ no yajñám úpa yāhi vidvā́n | viśvā agne abhiyújo vihatya śatrūyatā́m ā́ bharā́ bhojanā́ni ||
Translation
হে অগ্নি! গৃহে প্রতিষ্ঠিত, প্রীত, সর্বজ্ঞ অতিথি হয়ে—এই আমাদের যজ্ঞের নিকটে এসো। যারা শত্রুতায় আমাদের উপর চাপে, তাদের সকলকে পরাভূত করে আমাদের জন্য ভোগ্য অন্ন-রস, পোষণ ও সমৃদ্ধি এনে দাও।
Word by Word
जुष्टःpleased, well-disposed
जुष्टः:
विशेषण (अग्नेः) / कर्तृसम्बन्धी
TypeAdjective
Rootजुष् (धातु) → जुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
दमूनाःhouse-lord, domestic (Agni as master of the house)
दमूनाः:
विशेषण (अग्नेः)
TypeAdjective
Rootदमूना (प्रातिपदिक; ‘घर/दम’ + ‘ऊना/वन’ प्रकारः; अग्निविशेषण)
अतिथिःguest
अतिथिः:
कर्तृ/सम्बोधनार्थ-विशेष्य (अग्निः ‘अतिथिः’)
TypeNoun
Rootअतिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
दुरोणेin the house, in the dwelling
दुरोणे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootदुरोण (प्रातिपदिक; ‘घर/गृह’)
इमम्this
इमम्:
कर्म (यज्ञम्-विशेषण)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
नःour / to us
नः:
सम्बन्ध/सम्प्रदान (यज्ञस्य ‘our’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
यज्ञम्sacrifice, ritual
यज्ञम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
उपnear, towards
उप:
क्रियाविशेषण (आगमनस्य समीपत्वम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
याहिcome!
याहि:
क्रिया (आह्वान)
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
विद्वान्knowing, wise
विद्वान्:
विशेषण (अग्नेः)
TypeAdjective
Rootविद् (धातु) → विद्वस् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वाःall
विश्वाः:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अभियुजःattackers, assailants
अभियुजः:
कर्म (शत्रून्-विशेषणार्थ: assailants)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअभि-युज् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; ‘जो अभितः युनक्ति/युज्यते’)
विहत्याhaving smitten, after slaying
विहत्या:
क्रियाविशेषण (भरा इत्यस्य पूर्वकर्म)
TypeVerbal adjective (gerund-like) / Indeclinable in sense
Rootवि-हन् (धातु) → विहत्य (कृदन्त; ‘having struck down’)
शत्रूयताम्of the hostile (ones)
शत्रूयताम्:
सम्बन्ध (अभियुजः—‘of hostile (men)’)
TypeKṛdanta (participle)
Rootशत्रूय (धातु/नामधातु: ‘to act as an enemy, be hostile’)
आhither, towards (us)
आ:
क्रियाविशेषण (आ-भरा: ‘bring hither’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
भराbring!
भरा:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धातु)
भोजनानिfoods, enjoyments, gifts
भोजनानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootभोजन (प्रातिपदिक; ‘food, enjoyment, gifts’)
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