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Rig Veda 5.6.8: Mandala 5, Sukta 6, Mantra 8

Sukta 5.6

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional; verify per anukramaṇī)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

नवा नो अग्न आ भर स्तोतृभ्यः सुक्षितीरिषः । ते स्याम य आनृचुस्त्वादूतासो दमेदम इषं स्तोतृभ्य आ भर ॥

Transliteration

návā no agna ā́ bhara stotṛ́bhyaḥ sukṣitī́r íṣaḥ | té syāma yá ānṛcús tvā́dūtāso dáme-dame íṣaṃ stotṛ́bhya ā́ bhara ||

Translation

Bring us, O Agni, ever-new impulses of increase for the singers—impulses that found a good dwelling. May we be of those who attain by the inspired word, with thee as messenger in every home; bring the increase to the singers.

Word by Word
नवाḥnew (gifts/boons)
नवाḥ:
Karma (आ-भर इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootनव (प्रातिपदिक) / नवा (नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक) अथवा ‘नव’ (विशेषण)
नःfor us / our
नः:
Sampradāna (लाभार्थं) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, forth (towards)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
भरbring
भर:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरणे)
स्तोतृभ्यःto the praisers
स्तोतृभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोतृ (प्रातिपदिक; √स्तु + तृच्)
सुक्षि॒तीःgood dwellings / fair abodes
सुक्षि॒तीः:
Karma (आ-भर इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootसु-क्षिति (प्रातिपदिक; सु + क्षिति ‘dwelling/abode’)
इषःrefreshments, nourishment
इषः:
Karma (आ-भर इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootइष्/इषा (प्रातिपदिक ‘refreshment, strength, food’)
तेwe (those)
ते:
Kartā (स्या॑म इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भुवि)
येwho
ये:
Kartā (आनृचुः इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आनृचुःhave praised / have sung
आनृचुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√नृच्/√नर्च् (स्तुतौ/नर्तन-स्तुत्यर्थे; वैदिक)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma (आनृचुः इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दूतासःas messengers
दूतासः:
Kartā (आ-भर इत्यस्य, ‘दूतासः’ = दूत-भावेन)
TypeNoun
Rootदूत (प्रातिपदिक)
दमे-दमेin each house
दमे-दमे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदम (प्रातिपदिक ‘house’)
इषम्nourishment
इषम्:
Karma (आ-भर इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootइष्/इषा (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोतृभ्यःto the praisers
स्तोतृभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोतृ (प्रातिपदिक; √स्तु + तृच्)
आhither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
भरbring
भर:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरणे)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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