Mantra 5
Sukta 1.75
Rishi: Gotama Rāhūgaṇa (traditional; verify)
Devata: Agni (primary), with Mitra-Varuṇa and the Viśve Devāḥ invoked through him
Chandas: Gāyatrī (likely; confirm metrically)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यजा नो मित्रावरुणा यजा देवाँ ऋतं बृहत् । अग्ने यक्षि स्वं दमम् ॥
Samhita Patha (IAST)
यजा॑ नो मि॒त्रावरु॑णा॒ यजा॑ दे॒वाँ ऋ॒तं बृ॒हत् । अग्ने॒ यक्षि॒ स्वं दम॑म् ॥
Transliteration
yájā no mitrā́varuṇā yájā devā́m̐ ṛtáṃ bṛhát | agne yákṣi sváṃ dámam ||
Translation
Sacrifice for us to Mitra and Varuṇa; sacrifice to the gods the Vast Truth (ṛtam bṛhat). O Agni, offer and bring them to thine own home (the inner dwelling).
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
यज॑ । नः॒ । मि॒त्रावरु॑णा । यज॑ । दे॒वान् । ऋ॒तम् । बृ॒हत् । अग्ने॑ । यक्षि॑ । स्वम् । दम॑म् ॥यज । नः । मित्रावरुणा । यज । देवान् । ऋतम् । बृहत् । अग्ने । यक्षि । स्वम् । दमम् ॥yaja | naḥ | mitrāvaruṇā | yaja | devān | ṛtam | bṛhat | agne | yakṣi | svam | damam
Word by Word
यजाsacrifice/worship (you should offer)
यजा:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयज् (dhātu)
नःfor us / our
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary) / Possessor
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronoun)
मित्रावरुणाO Mitra and Varuṇa
मित्रावरुणा:
Sambodhana (addressed) / intended recipients of offering
TypeNoun (dual deity-name compound)
Rootमित्र + वरुण (prātipadika; dvandva)
यजाworship/offer
यजा:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयज् (dhātu)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
Karma (object of ‘yaj’)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (prātipadika)
ऋतम्ṛta: cosmic order/truth
ऋतम्:
Karma / internal object (what is to be established/served) or adverbial accusative
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (prātipadika)
बृहत्great, lofty
बृहत्:
Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier of object)
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (prātipadika)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana (addressed) / agent invoked
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (prātipadika)
यक्षिworship/offer (perform the sacrifice)
यक्षि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयज् (dhātu; Vedic present stem yakṣ-)
स्वम्your own
स्वम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier) / possessive
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootस्व (prātipadika)
दमम्house, home, abode
दमम्:
Karma (object; ‘house/home’ as goal of bringing/leading the rite) / adverbial accusative of goal
TypeNoun
Rootदम (prātipadika)