Rig Veda 2.5.7: Mandala 2, Sukta 5, Mantra 7

Sukta 2.5

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)

Devata: Agni (and the priestly powers under Rita; implicit Svah as higher plane invoked)

Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

स्वः स्वाय धायसे कृणुतामृत्विगृत्विजम् । स्तोमं यज्ञं चादरं वनेमा ररिमा वयम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 2.5.7

Transliteration

sváḥ svā́ya dhā́yase kṛṇutā́m ṛtvíg ṛtvíjam | stómaṃ yajñáṃ cā́daraṃ vanémā rarimā́ vayám ||

Translation

Let the heaven-force fashion for its own support the right ṛtvij within the ṛtvik. Then may we win the hymn and the sacrifice and the fitting delight—may we become givers in the true exchange.

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• स्वः: in heaven; aloft
• स्वः: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वर् (प्रातिपदिक) / स्वः (निपात-स्वरूप)

• स्वाय: for oneself; to one’s own
• स्वाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) अथवा स्व (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• धायसे: for support; for sustaining
• धायसे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: धा (धातु) → धायस् (कृदन्त/नामधातु-आधार)

• कृणुताम्: let (the two) make/perform
• कृणुताम्: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)

• ऋत्विग्: the officiating priest
• ऋत्विग्: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋतु + विज्/विग् (प्रातिपदिक: ऋत्विज्)

• ऋत्विजम्: the officiating priest (as object)
• ऋत्विजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत्विज् (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्तोमम्: hymn of praise
• स्तोमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• यज्ञम्: sacrifice; worship
• यज्ञम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)

• आदरम्: reverence; respectful attention
• आदरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)

• वनेम: may we obtain
• वनेम: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: वन् (धातु) / वन (धातु: ‘to win, gain’)

• ररिमा: we have given; we offer
• ररिमा: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: रा (धातु ‘to give’) → ररि- (वेद. परिपूर्ण/इच्छार्थक)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)