Rig Veda 7.5.1 - Mandala 7, Sukta 5, Mantra 1

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Rig Veda 7.5.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 5, Mantra 1

Sukta 7.5

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional; opening of RV 7.5)

Devata: Agni (Vaiśvānara)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्राग्नये तवसे भरध्वं गिरं दिवो अरतये पृथिव्याः । यो विश्वेषाममृतानामुपस्थे वैश्वानरो वावृधे जागृवद्भिः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 7.5.1

Transliteration

prā́gnáye taváse bharadhvaṃ gíraṃ divó aratáye pṛthivyā́ḥ | yó víśveṣām amṛ́tānām upásthe vaiśvānaráḥ vāvṛdhé jāgṛvád-bhiḥ ||

Translation

Bringt das Wort hervor zu Agni, dem Starken, dem Beweger von Himmel und Erde; zu ihm, der im Schoß aller Unsterblichen als Vaiśvānara wächst durch die Wachsamen — durch jene, die das innere Feuer wach halten.

Word by Word

प्रforth, forward (prefix)

अग्नयेto Agni

तवसेto/for (his) might, strength

भरध्वम्bear/bring (you all)!

गिरम्song, hymn

दिवःof heaven

अर॒तयेto the one who moves/turns (the charioteer/driver); to the active one

पृथिव्याःof the earth

यःwho

विश्वेषाम्of all

अमृतानाम्of the immortals

उपस्थेin the lap/seat, in the presence

वैश्वानरःVaiśvānara (Agni as ‘belonging to all men’)

वावृधेhas grown, has increased

जागृवद्भिःby the wakeful/alert (ones)

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