Rig Veda 5.17.4: Mandala 5, Sukta 17, Mantra 4
Sukta 5.17
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्य क्रत्वा विचेतसो दस्मस्य वसु रथ आ । अधा विश्वासु हव्योऽग्निर्विक्षु प्र शस्यते ॥
Transliteration
ásya kratvā́ vícetaso dasmásya vásu rátha ā́ | adhā́ viśvā́su havyó 'gnír víkṣu prá śasyate ||
Translation
Durch die Kraft seines Entschlusses, der Einsichtige, der Wunderwirkende, legt er den guten Schatz auf den Wagen der Bewegung; dann wird Agni, der Anzurufende, unter allen Sippen gepriesen — in allen Geschlechtern der Menschen.
Word by Word
अस्यof this (one)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → अस्य
क्रत्वाby (his) resolve/insight, through power of will
क्रत्वा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
विचेतसःthe discerning (ones)
विचेतसः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having discernment’)
दस्मस्यof the wondrous/mighty (Agni)
दस्मस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeAdjective
Rootदस्म (प्रातिपदिक; epithet)
वसुwealth, good (treasure)
वसु:
कर्म (as object of an implied ‘bring/attain’), or predicate
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
रथःthe chariot
रथः:
कर्तृ (nominal subject in the pāda) / or apposition
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, towards; in
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
अधthen, thereafter
अध:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (निपात)
विश्वासुin all (places/regions)
विश्वासु:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
हव्यःthe invocable (one), worthy of offering
हव्यः:
कर्तृ (apposition to अग्निः)
TypeAdjective
Rootहव्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘to be invoked/oblation-worthy’)
अग्निःAgni (Fire-god)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
विक्षुamong the clans/peoples
विक्षु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootविश् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘clan/settlement/people’)
प्रforth, openly, greatly
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
शस्यतेis praised, is proclaimed
शस्यते:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootशंस् (धातु) → शस्यते
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