Rig Veda 5.13.1: Mandala 5, Sukta 13, Mantra 1
Sukta 5.13
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya) (attribution for RV 5.13 generally)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable for this short 3-pāda verse)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अर्चन्तस्त्वा हवामहेऽर्चन्तः समिधीमहि । अग्ने अर्चन्त ऊतये ॥
Transliteration
árcantas tvā havāmahe'rcántaḥ sám idhīmahi | ágne árcanta ūtáye ||
Translation
En te chantant, nous t’invoquons ; en te chantant, nous t’allumons pleinement. Ô Agni, en te chantant, nous cherchons ton secours — ta protection qui élève dans l’œuvre.
Word by Word
अर्चन्तःpraising, singing (hymns)
अर्चन्तः:
कर्तृ (यजमान/स्तोतारः—‘praisers’)
TypeAdjective (participial)
Root√अर्च् (अर्चति) / अर्चन्त् (वर्त. कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou (acc. sg.)
त्वा:
कर्म (हवामहे इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हवामहेwe invoke/call
हवामहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वे (ह्वयति/ह्वयते) → √ह्वा (आह्वाने)
अर्चन्तःpraising
अर्चन्तः:
कर्तृ (समि॑धीमहि इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective (participial)
Root√अर्च् / अर्चन्त्
सम्together, fully
सम्:
—
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
इधीमहिwe kindle
इधीमहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√इध् (इन्धे) ‘to kindle’
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन (आह्वान)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्चन्तःpraising
अर्चन्तः:
कर्तृ (अध्याहृत-क्रिया: ‘(वयम्) …’)
TypeAdjective (participial)
Root√अर्च् / अर्चन्त्
ऊतयेfor help/aid
ऊतये:
सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन—‘for aid’)
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक) ‘help, aid’
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