Rig Veda 10.118.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 118, Mantra 5
Sukta 10.118
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
जरमाणः समिध्यसे देवेभ्यो हव्यवाहन । तं त्वा हवन्त मर्त्याः ॥
Transliteration
járamāṇaḥ sám idhyase devébhyō havyavāhana | táṃ tvā havanta mártyāḥ ||
Translation
Wachsend wirst du entzündet für die Götter, o Träger der Opfergabe. Dich rufen die Sterblichen an.
Word by Word
जरमाणःaging; growing old
जरमाणः:
Kartā (समिध्यसे का कर्ता)
TypeAdjective (participle)
Root√जॄ (जरा- ‘to grow old’) → जॄ/जॢ-धातु से वर्तमान-कृदन्त ‘जरमाण’
समिध्यसेyou are kindled; you kindle up
समिध्यसे:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + √इध् (इध् ‘to kindle, ignite’)
देवेभ्यःfor the gods
देवेभ्यः:
Sampradāna (जिसके लिए/को)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
हव्यवाहनO oblation-carrier (Agni)
हव्यवाहन:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootहव्य + वाहन (√वह् ‘to carry’)
तम्him
तम्:
Karma (हवन्ति का कर्म)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma (हवन्ति का कर्म)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
हवन्तthey invoke; they call
हवन्त:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√हू (ह्वे ‘to call, invoke’) → ‘हव’ (वैदिक)
मर्त्याःmortals
मर्त्याः:
Kartā (हवन्ति का कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य
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