Rig Veda 2.5.6: Mandala 2, Sukta 5, Mantra 6

Sukta 2.5

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)

Devata: Agni (within the priestly-function network; imagery of ghee-offering)

Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

यदी मातुरुप स्वसा घृतं भरन्त्यस्थित । तासामध्वर्युरागतौ यवो वृष्टीव मोदते ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 2.5.6

Transliteration

yádī mātúr úpa svásā ghṛtáṃ bháranty ásthita | tāsā́m adhvaryúr ā́gatau yávo vṛṣṭī́va modate ||

Translation

Jab koi mata ke paas aata hai aur ghee lekar khada ho jata hai, tab puja karne wala khushi se bhar jata hai. Jaise baarish mein jawar aur gehun khushi se ugta hai, waise hi yeh sab bhi khushi se bharta hai. Yeh woh shakti hai jo upar se aake sabko poshan deti hai.

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Word by Word

• यदी: if/when
• यदी: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• मातुः: of (the) mother
• मातुः: सम्बन्ध (genitive) — ‘of the mother’
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ

• उप: near, at
• उप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप

• स्वसा: (the) sister
• स्वसा: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वसृ

• घृतम्: ghee, clarified butter
• घृतम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत

• भरन्ति: they bring/bear
• भरन्ति: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भृ (भरति)

• अस्थित: standing by, present
• अस्थित: अधिकारण (स्थित्यर्थे) / क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अस्थित

• तासाम्: of those
• तासाम्: सम्बन्ध (genitive) — ‘of those (women)’
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्

• अध्वर्युः: the Adhvaryu priest
• अध्वर्युः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वर्यु

• आगतौ: upon arrival, when (he) has come
• आगतौ: अधिकारण (काल/अवस्था)
• Type: Participle (verbal adjective)
• Root: आ-√गम् (आगच्छति) / आगत (कृदन्त)

• यवः: barley
• यवः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: यव

• वृष्टि-इव: like rain
• वृष्टि-इव: उपमान (simile adjunct)
• Type: Noun + Indeclinable
• Root: वृष्टि + इव

• मोदते: rejoices, is glad
• मोदते: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुद् (मोदते)