Rig Veda 6.2.5: Mandala 6, Sukta 2, Mantra 5
Sukta 6.2
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
समिधा यस्त आहुतिं निशितिं मर्त्यो नशत् । वयावन्तं स पुष्यति क्षयमग्ने शतायुषम् ॥
Transliteration
samídhā yás ta ā́hutiṃ níśitiṃ mártyo náśat | vayā́vantaṃ sá púṣyati kṣáyam agne śatáyūṣam ||
Translation
Le mortel qui, avec le bois d’allumage et l’acte aigu, dirigé, atteint ton offrande, celui‑là fait prospérer une demeure pleine de force vitale, ô Agni — un séjour de cent durées de vie.
Word by Word
समिधाwith kindling-fuel (as offering-material)
समिधा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसमिध् (प्रातिपदिक: समिध्/समिधा)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेto you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आहुतिम्oblation
आहुतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआ-हु (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक: आहुति)
निशितिम्sharpened (offering), keen-edged (oblation)
निशितिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनि-शि (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक: निशिति)
मर्त्यःa mortal
मर्त्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
नशत्attains / reaches
नशत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootनश्
वयावन्तम्possessing vigor/strength
वयावन्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवयावन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; वयस् + वन्त्)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पुष्यतिmakes thrive / nourishes
पुष्यति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपुष्
क्षयम्dwelling, abode
क्षयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
शतायुषम्of a hundred lifetimes; long-lived
शतायुषम्:
विशेषण (क्षयम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootशतायुṣ् (प्रातिपदिक; शत + आयुस्)
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