Rig Veda 5.16.5: Mandala 5, Sukta 16, Mantra 5
Sukta 5.16
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नू न एहि वार्यमग्ने गृणान आ भर । ये वयं ये च सूरयः स्वस्ति धामहे सचोतैधि पृत्सु नो वृधे ॥
Transliteration
nū́ na éhi vā́ryam agne gṛṇāná ā́ bhara | yé vayáṃ yé ca sū́rayaḥ svastí dhā́mahe sáco tái edhi pṛ́tsu no vṛ́dhe ||
Translation
अग्नि, अभी आ हमारे पास और वोह सब ला जो हमें चाहिए। हम और जो लोग रोशनी में चल रहे हैं, सब मिलकर खुश रहना चाहते हैं। तू हमारे साथ रह। जब भी लड़ाई हो, हमें आगे बढ़ा।
Word by Word
नूnow, indeed
नू:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनू (अव्यय)
नindeed, surely
न:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
एहिcome!
एहि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
वार्यम्the choice/precious (gift/wealth)
वार्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवार्य (प्रातिपदिक; √वृ/√वर् से ‘वरणीय/श्रेष्ठ/वस्तु’)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
गृणानःpraising (you), singing
गृणानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√गॄ/गृ (धातु) → गृणान (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
आhither, towards
आ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
भरbring!
भर:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (धातु)
येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वयम्we
वयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
येwho (and those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
सूरयःpatrons, nobles, chiefs
सूरयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वस्तिwell-being, welfare
स्वस्ति:
Karma
TypeNoun (benedictive) / Indeclinable-like
Rootस्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
धामहेwe establish/ordain (for ourselves)
धामहे:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√धा (धातु) → धामहे
सचोतtogether with us, in companionship
सचोत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसचोत् (अव्यय/निपात; ‘सच्’ = together + ‘उत्/ओत्’ emphatic)
एधिbe kindled; prosper!
एधि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√इध् (धातु; ‘to kindle, prosper’)
पृत्सुin battles
पृत्सु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपृत्/पृत्स् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘battle, contest’)
नःfor us / of us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
वृधेfor increase, for growth
वृधे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootवृध् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘increase, growth’)
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