Rig Veda 5.10.6: Mandala 5, Sukta 10, Mantra 6
Sukta 5.10
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नू नो अग्न ऊतये सबाधसश्च रातये । अस्माकासश्च सूरयो विश्वा आशास्तरीषणि ॥
Transliteration
nū́ no agna ūtáye sa-bā́dhasaś ca rātáye | asmā́kāsaś ca sūŕayo víśvā ā́śās tarī́ṣaṇi ||
Translation
Nun, o Agni, sei uns zur Hilfe und zum Schenken; und mögen unsere Erleuchteten (sūráyas) mit dir alle Horizonte der Hoffnung überschreiten — hin zum ferneren Ufer.
Word by Word
नूnow
नू:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनू (निपात) / नुनम्
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (possessive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि-
ऊतयेfor help / for aid
ऊतये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootऊति-
सबाधसः(those) with pressing troubles; hard-pressed
सबाधसः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण-रूपेण) / संबन्धित कर्तृपद
TypeAdjective
Rootस-बाधस- (प्रातिपदिक; बाध् ‘पीडने’ से) / सबाधस्-
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
रातयेfor giving / for a gift
रातये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootराति- (दा ‘दाने’ से; ‘दान/उपहार’)
अस्माकासःour
अस्माकासः:
कर्तृ (विशेष्य ‘सूरयः’ का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (pronominal)
Rootअस्माक- (अस्मद्-सम्बद्ध विशेषण ‘हमारे’)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
सूरयःpatrons / bountiful lords
सूरयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि-
विश्वाःall
विश्वाः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व-
आशाःhopes / expectations
आशाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootआशा-
तरीषणिfor crossing over; to overcome
तरीषणि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (adverbial) / fixed Vedic form
Rootतरीषणि (अव्यय/क्रियाविशेषण; √तॄ ‘तरने’ से) / तरीषन्-
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