Rig Veda 5.18.2: Mandala 5, Sukta 18, Mantra 2
Sukta 5.18
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Book 5 attribution)
Devata: Agni (closely connected with Soma here via índu installation)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
द्विताय मृक्तवाहसे स्वस्य दक्षस्य मंहना । इन्दं। स धत्त आनुषक्स्तोता चित्ते अमर्त्य ॥
Transliteration
dvitā́ya mṛktá-vāhase svasya dákṣasya maṃhánā | índum sá dhatta ānuṣák stótā cít te amartya ||
Translation
Bar-bar tumhare liye jo saaf chadhawa le kar aata hai. Tumhari apni samajh aur shakti se woh denewala pujari Soma ki khushi tum mein rakh ta hai. He amar agni, yeh chalta rahe taaki agni sacchai ki khushi le kar badhe.
Word by Word
द्वितायto the second (one); for the second time
द्विताय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (numeral used substantively)
Rootद्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक) / द्वि- (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
मृक्तवाहसेto (him) of purified/cleansed might/vehicle (epithet)
मृक्तवाहसे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमृक्त-वाहस् (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समास)
स्वस्यof his own
स्वस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootस्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दक्षस्यof skill/ability; of power
दक्षस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
मंहनाby/with bounty; with generosity
मंहना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमंहना (प्रातिपदिक; भाववाचक)
इन्दिO Indra! (vocative particle)
इन्दि:
सम्बोधन/निपात (no kāraka)
TypeIndeclinable (particle/vocative-like interjection)
Rootइन्दि (निपात/सम्बोधन-रूप; वैदिक)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धत्तplace! bestow! put!
धत्त:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
आनुषक्in due order; successively; along
आनुषक्:
क्रियाविशेषण (no kāraka)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआनुषक् (अव्यय; ‘अनु’ से)
स्तोताthe praiser; singer
स्तोता:
कर्तृ (of implied act of praising)
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootस्तोतृ (प्रातिपदिक; कर्तृवाचक)
चित्तेin (your) mind/attention
चित्ते:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootचित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
अमर्त्यO immortal (one)
अमर्त्य:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (used as vocative epithet)
Rootअमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
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