Rig Veda 5.13.5 — Mandala 5, Sukta 13, Mantra 5
Sukta 5.13
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वामग्ने वाजसातमं विप्रा वर्धन्ति सुष्टुतम् । स नो रास्व सुवीर्यम् ॥
Transliteration
tvā́m agne vāja-sā́tamam víprā vardhanti su-ṣṭútam | sá no rāsva su-vī́ryam ||
Translation
हे अग्नि, वाज-प्राप्ति में सर्वाधिक विजयी, तुझे विप्रजन अपनी सुसंस्कृत स्तुति से बढ़ाते हैं। तब तू हमें सुवीर्य—सच्चा वीर-बल, तेजस्वी शक्ति—प्रदान कर।
Word by Word
त्वाम्you (as the object)
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजसातमम्the most prize-winning / best at winning booty
वाजसातमम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootवाजसातम (प्रातिपदिक; वाज + सातम ‘most winning of prizes’)
विप्राःthe inspired poets/priests
विप्राः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वर्धन्तिthey strengthen / they make grow
वर्धन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु) ‘to grow, increase, strengthen’
सुष्टुतम्well-praised
सुष्टुतम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (past passive participle used adjectivally)
Rootसु- + स्तुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √स्तु ‘to praise’)
सःhe (you)
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःto us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रास्वgrant! / give!
रास्व:
क्रिया
TypeVerb (imperative)
Rootरा (धातु) ‘to give, grant’
सुवीर्यम्good heroism / excellent strength
सुवीर्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसु- + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक) ‘good heroism/valour, manly power’
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