Rig Veda 5.51.1: Mandala 5, Sukta 51, Mantra 1

Sukta 5.51

Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)

Devata: Agni (with the Viśve Devāḥ implied as companions)

Chandas: Gāyatrī (likely, given short three-pāda structure typical of invitations; needs counting to confirm)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अग्ने सुतस्य पीतये विश्वैरूमेभिरा गहि । देवेभिर्हव्यदातये ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 5.51.1

Transliteration

ágné sutásya pītáye víśvair ū́mebhir ā́ gahi | devébhir havyádātaye ||

Translation

Agni, komm mit allen hilfreichen Mächten zum Trank des ausgepressten Soma; komm mit den Göttern, um die Opfergabe zu gewähren, damit das Opfer recht dargebracht werde.

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Word by Word

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: सम्बोधन (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुतस्य: of the pressed (Soma)
• सुतस्य: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun (PPP used substantively)
• Root: सु- (धातु) → सुत- (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)

• पीतये: for drinking
• पीतये: सम्प्रदान (purpose/for)
• Type: Noun (action noun)
• Root: पा- (धातु) → पीति- (प्रातिपदिक)

• विश्वैः: with all
• विश्वैः: करण (with/by)
• Type: Adjective (pronominal adjective)
• Root: विश्व- (प्रातिपदिक)

• ऊमेभिः: with the helpers/attendants
• ऊमेभिः: करण (with)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊम- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘helpers/attendants’, RV usage)

• आ: hither, towards
• आ: — (verbal modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb/particle)
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• गहि: come
• गहि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्- (धातु)

• देवेभिः: with the gods
• देवेभिः: करण (together with)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव- (प्रातिपदिक)

• हव्यदातये: for the giving/distribution of the oblation
• हव्यदातये: सम्प्रदान (purpose/for)
• Type: Noun (compound action noun)
• Root: हव्य-दाति- (समास; हव्या + दाति ‘giving/distribution’)