Rig Veda 1.45.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 45, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.45
Rishi: Kaṇva lineage (sons of Kaṇva)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī-like (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
घृताहवन सन्त्येमा उ षु श्रुधी गिरः । याभिः कण्वस्य सूनवो हवन्तेऽवसे त्वा ॥
Transliteration
ghṛtā́havana santy émā u ṣú śrudhī́ gíraḥ | yā́bhiḥ káṇvasya sū́navo havánte’váse tvā ||
Translation
Ô toi dont l’invocation se fait avec ghṛta, voici ces paroles : écoute-les bien. Par ces énoncés les fils de Kaṇva t’appellent au secours : viens, Feu qui soutiens, toi qui portes l’offrande vers le haut et conduis la conscience au-dedans.
Word by Word
घृताहवनO (Agni) whose oblation is ghee / who is invoked with ghee
घृताहवन:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootघृताहवन (प्रातिपदिक; घृत + आहवन)
सन्तिare
सन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
इमाthese
इमा:
कर्तृ (सन्ति इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उindeed / and
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
षुnow / quickly / pray
षु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootषु (निपात; वैदिक)
श्रुधीhear!
श्रुधी:
—
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
गिरःsongs / hymns / utterances
गिरः:
कर्म (श्रुधी इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
याभिःwith which (hymns)
याभिः:
करण (हवन्ते इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
कण्वस्यof Kaṇva
कण्वस्य:
सम्बन्ध (सूनवः इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootकण्व (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषिनाम)
सूनवःsons
सूनवः:
कर्तृ (हवन्ते इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootसूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
हवन्तेinvoke / call
हवन्ते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootह्वे (धातु; √ह्वा ‘to call, invoke’)
अवसेfor help / for protection
अवसे:
सम्प्रदान (हवन्ते इत्यस्य प्रयोजन/हित)
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म (हवन्ते इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
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