Rig Veda 5.25.9 — Mandala 5, Sukta 25, Mantra 9
Sukta 5.25
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एवाँ अग्निं वसूयवः सहसानं ववन्दिम । स नो विश्वा अति द्विषः पर्षन्नावेव सुक्रतुः ॥
Transliteration
evā́ṃ agníṃ vasū-yávaḥ sahasā́naṃ vavandima | sá no víśvā ati dvíṣaḥ párṣan nā́vāiva su-krátuḥ ||
Translation
So haben wir, die nach wahren Schätzen verlangen, Agni, den Gewaltigen, verehrt. Möge er, von gutem und rechtem Willen, uns über alle Feindschaften und feindlichen Mächte hinübertragen, wie ein Schiff hinüberträgt.
Word by Word
एवाँthus, indeed
एवाँ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (avyaya; Vedic variant एवाँ)
अग्निम्Agni
अग्निम्:
कर्म (of ववन्दिम)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-
वसूयवःwealth-seekers
वसूयवः:
कर्तृ (of ववन्दिम)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवसूयु- (from desiderative sense of √वस्/वसु ‘wealth’ → ‘seeking wealth’)
सहसानम्mighty, overpowering
सहसानम्:
विशेषण (of कर्म अग्निम्)
TypeAdjective (Participle)
Rootसहसान- (present participle of √सह् ‘to be strong, overpower’)
ववन्दिमwe have praised / we praise
ववन्दिम:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वन्द् (perf. 1pl; Vedic perfect)
सःhe (Agni)
सः:
कर्तृ (of पर्षत्)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (pronoun)
नःfor us / to us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (beneficiary: ‘for us’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
विश्वाःall
विश्वाः:
कर्म (with अति: ‘beyond all …’)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व-
अतिbeyond, over
अति:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/preposition)
Rootअति
द्विषःhaters, enemies
द्विषः:
कर्म (object-range: ‘enemies/haters’)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विष्- (noun from √द्विष् ‘to hate’)
पर्षत्may he carry across / save
पर्षत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पॄ/पृ (Vedic: ‘to carry across, save’; present subjunctive/imperative-like)
नus
न:
कर्म (of पर्षत्)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ (preverb)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
सुक्रतुःof good resolve/wisdom
सुक्रतुः:
विशेषण (of कर्तृ सः)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसु-क्रतु-
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