Rig Veda 6.14.5: Mandala 6, Sukta 14, Mantra 5
Sukta 6.14
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निर्हि विद्मना निदो देवो मर्तमुरुष्यति । सहावा यस्यावृतो रयिर्वाजेष्ववृतः ॥
Transliteration
agnír hí vidmánā nidó devó mártam uruṣyáti | sahá-vā́ yásyā́vṛto rayír vā́jeṣv ávṛtaḥ ||
Translation
Denn Agni schützt durch sein Wissen den Sterblichen vor feindlichen Verneinungen; mit ihm als Gefährten — für wen die Fülle nicht verschlossen ist — ist auch sein Reichtum an Kraft in den Siegen unverschlossen.
Word by Word
अग्निःAgni (the Fire-god)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
विद्मनाby (his) knowledge, through knowing
विद्मना:
करण
TypeNoun (abstract/instrumental)
Rootविद्मन्- (प्रातिपदिक; √विद् ‘जान’ से)
निदःreproaches, revilings
निदः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootनिद्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘निन्दा/अपवाद’)
देवःthe god
देवः:
कर्तृ (अग्निः का विशेषण/समनाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्तम्the mortal (man)
मर्तम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त- (प्रातिपदिक)
उरुष्यतिprotects, shelters
उरुष्यति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√उरुष्य (उरु- ‘विस्तीर्ण/रक्षा’ से; ‘रक्षति/अवति’)
सहावाthe mighty/helper (strong one)
सहावा:
कर्तृ (अग्निः का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootसहावन्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सह’ + वन्)
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आवृतःcovered, encompassed (i.e., attended/guarded)
आवृतः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (अग्निः)
TypeParticiple (past passive)
Root√वृ (आ-उपसर्ग) → आवृत (कृदन्त)
रयिःwealth, bounty
रयिः:
कर्तृ (द्वितीय खण्ड में)
TypeNoun
Rootरयि- (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजेषुin prizes/contests (for booty), in gains
वाजेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootवाज- (प्रातिपदिक)
अवृतःchosen/won; obtained (lit. ‘selected’)
अवृतः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (रयिः)
TypeParticiple (past passive)
Root√वृ (अव-उपसर्ग) → अवृत (कृदन्त)
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