Mantra 3
Sukta 5.51
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Agni (as Vipra) with morning-associated deities/powers
Chandas: Likely Gāyatrī; needs verification
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
विप्रेभिर्विप्र सन्त्य प्रातर्यावभिरा गहि । देवेभिः सोमपीतये ॥
Samhita Patha (IAST)
विप्रे॑भिर्विप्र सन्त्य प्रात॒र्याव॑भि॒रा ग॑हि । दे॒वेभि॒: सोम॑पीतये ॥
Transliteration
víprebhir vipra santya prātaryā́vabhir ā́ gahi | devébhíḥ sómapītaye ||
Translation
O seer-fire, come with the seers who are companions of the morning journey; come with the gods for the drinking of Soma, that the dawnward movement in us may be fulfilled.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
विप्रे॑भिः । वि॒प्र॒ । स॒न्त्य॒ । प्रा॒त॒र्याव॑ऽभिः । आ । ग॒हि॒ । दे॒वेभिः॑ । सोम॑ऽपीतये ॥विप्रेभिः । विप्र । सन्त्य । प्रातर्यावभिः । आ । गहि । देवेभिः । सोमपीतये ॥viprebhiḥ | vipra | santya | prātaryāva-bhiḥ | ā | gahi | devebhiḥ | soma-pītaye
Word by Word
विप्रेभिःwith/through the seers (priests)
विप्रेभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र
विप्रO seer/priest
विप्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootविप्र
सन्त्यthey are / they exist
सन्त्य:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (√अस्)
प्रातर्यावभिः
प्रातर्यावभिः:
TypeNoun/Adjective (compound)
Rootप्रातर् + याव (यावन्/याव-)
with the early-goers / with those who go in the morning
:
करण
आhither, towards (as preverb with गहि)
आ:
—
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootआ
गहिcome!
गहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (√गम्)
देवेभिःwith the gods
देवेभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
सोमपीतयेfor the drinking of Soma / for Soma-drinking
सोमपीतये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (purpose dative)
Rootसोम + पीति (√पा → पीति)