Rig Veda 5.17.5: Mandala 5, Sukta 17, Mantra 5

Sukta 5.17

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha

Devata: Agni (as ūrjó napāt, ‘Child of Energy’)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

नू न इद्धि वार्यमासा सचन्त सूरयः । ऊर्जो नपादभिष्टये पाहि शग्धि स्वस्तय उतैधि पृत्सु नो वृधे ॥

Transliteration

nū́ na íd dhí vā́ryam āsā́ sacanta sū́rayaḥ | ūrjó napād abhiṣṭáye pā́hi śágdhi svastáya utá edhi pṛ́tsu no vṛ́dhe ||

Translation

Ahora, en verdad, los luminosos (sūrayaḥ) se adhieren al bien deseable. Oh Hijo de la Energía (Ūrjo Napāt), protégenos para nuestra meta; concédenos fuerza para nuestro bienestar, y enciéndete en nosotros para nuestro crecimiento en las batallas.

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Word by Word

• नू: now, indeed
• नू: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नू (नूनम्) अव्यय

• नः: of us / our
• नः: सम्बन्ध (genitive) / हित (for us) contextually
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• इत्: indeed, just
• इत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत् (निपात)

• हि: for, indeed
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (निपात)

• वार्य॑मासः: the Vāryamans (i.e., the Ādityas/Varuṇa–Mitra group; ‘Aryaman-like’ gods)
• वार्य॑मासः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार्य॑मा- (प्रातिपदिक; देवता-नाम)

• सचन्त: they accompany, they join
• सचन्त: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: सच् (सचते) / सच् (to accompany, join)

• सूरयः: patrons, nobles (generous lords)
• सूरयः: कर्तृ (with/alongside as co-subject) / सहचर
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूरि-

• ऊर्जः: of nourishment/strength
• ऊर्जः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्ज्- (ऊर्जा/ऊर्जस्)

• नपात्: offspring/son (epithet: ‘O Son of …’)
• नपात्: सम्बोधन/कर्तृ (addressed deity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नपात्-

• अभिष्टये: for help, for aid
• अभिष्टये: सम्प्रदान (purpose/benefit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिष्टि-

• पाहि: protect!
• पाहि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (पिबति/पाति) ‘to protect’

• शग्धि: be able (to help)! / grant (us) power!
• शग्धि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: शक् (to be able) / Vedic: शग्धि as imperative ‘be able, grant’

• स्वस्तये: for well-being, for welfare
• स्वस्तये: सम्प्रदान (purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वस्ति-

• उत: and, also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (निपात)

• एधि: grow strong! prosper!
• एधि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: इध् (to kindle; also ‘to prosper’ in middle/imperative usage)

• पृत्सु: in battles
• पृत्सु: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृत्सु- (from पृत्/पृतना ‘battle’)

• नः: of us / our
• नः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• वृधे: for growth, for strengthening
• वृधे: सम्प्रदान (purpose)
• Type: Noun (action-noun) / Infinitival dative
• Root: वृध्- (वृद्धि/वृध् ‘to grow, strengthen’)