Rig Veda 5.25.4: Mandala 5, Sukta 25, Mantra 4
Sukta 5.25
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; verify in edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निर्देवेषु राजत्यग्निर्मर्तेष्वाविशन् । अग्निर्नो हव्यवाहनोऽग्निं धीभिः सपर्यत ॥
Transliteration
agnír devéṣu rājaty agnír márteṣv āviśán | agnír no havya-vā́hano ’gníṃ dhībhíḥ saparyata ||
Translation
Agni resplendit en roi parmi les dieux ; Agni, entrant, demeure parmi les mortels. Agni, notre porteur d’offrande — qu’Agni soit servi et comblé par nos forces de pensée (dhī).
Word by Word
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
देवेषुamong the gods
देवेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
राजतिshines / rules
राजति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootराज् (धातु)
अग्निःAgni
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्तेषुamong mortals
मर्तेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त- (प्रातिपदिक)
आविशन्entered / came into
आविशन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootविश् (धातु) + आ- (उपसर्ग)
अग्निःAgni
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्- (सर्वनाम)
हव्यवाहनःthe oblation-carrier
हव्यवाहनः:
कर्तृ (अग्नेः विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootहव्य- + वाहन- (प्रातिपदिक; समास: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष)
अग्निम्Agni
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
धीभिःwith thoughts / hymns (devotions)
धीभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधी- (प्रातिपदिक)
सपर्यतworship (you all) / serve
सपर्यत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसपर्य् (धातु)
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