Rig Veda 4.9.5: Mandala 4, Sukta 9, Mantra 5
Sukta 4.9
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वेषि ह्यध्वरीयतामुपवक्ता जनानाम् । हव्या च मानुषाणाम् ॥
Transliteration
véṣi hí adhvarīyatā́m upa-vaktā́ jánānām | havyā́ ca mā́nuṣāṇām ||
Translation
Denn wahrlich, du suchst aus und nimmst deinen Platz als Upavaktṛ, als Nah-Ansager, für die Adhvaryus ein; und du wirst der, der das Havya ausruft – selbst für die Menschen.
Word by Word
वे॒षि॒you serve / you work (as)
वे॒षि॒:
Kriyā (main verb)
TypeVerb
Root√विष् (वेवेष्टि/वेवेषे ‘सेव्/वेष्ट्/वेष्’—to serve, be active for, work for)
हिindeed / for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (particle)
अध्वरीयताम्the adhvaryu-function / the ritual service
अध्वरीयताम्:
Karma (object/complement of वेषि)
TypeNoun (collective/abstract)
Rootअध्वरीय (prātipadika from अध्वर ‘sacrifice’ → ‘pertaining to the adhvaryu/ritual’)
उपवक्ताthe invoker / reciter / one who calls near
उपवक्ता:
Kartā (apposition to implied ‘त्वम्’)
TypeNoun
Rootउपवक्तृ (agent noun from उप-√वच् ‘to speak forth, recite, invite’)
जनानाम्of the peoples
जनानाम्:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (genitive relation to उपवक्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootजन (prātipadika)
हव्याoblations / offerings
हव्या:
Karma (object, understood with ‘(वेषि/वहसि/उपवक्तृ-कार्ये)’)
TypeNoun
Rootहव्य (prātipadika from √हु ‘to sacrifice, offer’)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (conjunction)
मानुषाणाम्of men / of mortals
मानुषाणाम्:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (genitive relation to हव्या)
TypeNoun/Adjective (used substantively)
Rootमानुष (prātipadika)
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