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Mantra 5

Sukta 5.1

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional attribution for RV 5.1)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

जनिष्ट हि जेन्यो अग्रे अह्नां हितो हितेष्वरुषो वनेषु । दमेदमे सप्त रत्ना दधानोऽग्निर्होता नि षसादा यजीयान् ॥

जनि॑ष्ट॒ हि जेन्यो॒ अग्रे॒ अह्नां॑ हि॒तो हि॒तेष्व॑रु॒षो वने॑षु । दमे॑दमे स॒प्त रत्ना॒ दधा॑नो॒ऽग्निर्होता॒ नि ष॑सादा॒ यजी॑यान् ॥

jániṣṭa hí jényo ágre áhnāṃ hitó hitéṣv aruṣó váneṣu | dámē-dame saptá rátnā dádhāno 'gnír hótā ní ṣasāda yajī́yān ||

For he is born, the noble one, at the beginning of the days, set in the set places, the ruddy one in the forests. In house after house bearing the seven treasures, Agni the Hotṛ has sat down, most worthy of the offering.

जनि॑ष्ट । हि । जेन्यः॑ । अग्रे॑ । अह्ना॑म् । हि॒तः । हि॒तेषु । अ॒रु॒षः । वने॑षु । दमे॑ऽदमे । स॒प्त । रत्ना॑ । दधा॑नः । अ॒ग्निः । होता॑ । नि । स॒सा॒द॒ । यजी॑यान् ॥जनिष्ट । हि । जेन्यः । अग्रे । अह्नाम् । हितः । हितेषु । अरुषः । वनेषु । दमेदमे । सप्त । रत्ना । दधानः । अग्निः । होता । नि । ससाद । यजीयान् ॥janiṣṭa | hi | jenyaḥ | agre | ahnām | hitaḥ | hiteṣu | aruṣaḥ | vaneṣu | dame--dame | sapta | ratnā | dadhānaḥ | agniḥ | hotā | ni | sasāda | yajīyān

जनि॑ष्टwas born / came into being
जनि॑ष्ट:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनि) / jan-
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
जेन्यःthe race-winning / victorious one
जेन्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootजेन्य-
अग्रेin front, at first
अग्रे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (adverbial use)
Rootअग्र-
अह्नाम्of the days
अह्नाम्:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootअहन्-
हिindeed
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
हितःplaced, set
हितः:
Kartā (in apposition to जेन्यः)
TypeAdjective (PPP)
Root√धा (हित- as PPP) / or prātipadika हित-
हितेषुin the placed (stations) / in the kindled places
हितेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootहित-
अरुषःruddy, flaming
अरुषः:
Kartā (apposition to अग्निः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअरुष-
वनेषुin the woods / in the forest(-fuel)
वनेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवन-
दमेin the house
दमे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदम-
दमेin the house
दमे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदम-
सप्तseven
सप्त:
TypeNumeral
Rootसप्त
रत्नाtreasures, precious gifts
रत्ना:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरत्न-
दधानःplacing, bestowing
दधानः:
Kartā (apposition to अग्निः)
TypeVerb (present participle)
Root√धा (दधा-) + शतृ
अग्निःAgni (Fire)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-
होताthe Hotṛ-priest, invoker
होता:
Kartā (apposition to अग्निः)
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ-
निdown, into position
नि:
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootनि
षसादhas sat down / has taken his seat
षसाद:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (षसाद) / sad-
यजीयान्more worthy of worship/sacrifice
यजीयान्:
Kartā (apposition to अग्निः)
TypeAdjective
Rootयजीयस्- (comparative/superlative stem from √यज्)