Rig Veda 5.26.2: Mandala 5, Sukta 26, Mantra 2
Sukta 5.26
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gayatri (likely; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तं त्वा घृतस्नवीमहे चित्रभानो स्वर्दृशम् । देवाँ आ वीतये वह ॥
Transliteration
táṃ tvā ghṛta-snáu īmahe citrábhāno svàr-dṛśam | devā́ṃ ā́ vītáye vaha ||
Translation
अग्नि, तू चमकता है और ऊपर की दुनिया देख सकता है। घी की तरह तेरा चमकना साफ है। हम तुझे पास बुलाते हैं। तू देवियों को ले आ। उनसे मिलने का मौका दे।
Word by Word
तम्him (that one)
तम्:
कर्म (स्तुत्य/आह्वेय-देवता = अग्निः)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म (स्तुत्य/आह्वेय-देवता)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
घृतस्नवीमहेwe worship/revere (you) as ‘ghṛta-snu’ (butter-flowing)
घृतस्नवीमहे:
क्रिया; कर्ता = वयम् (अध्याहृतम्); कर्म = त्वा/तम्
TypeVerb (with object-complement)
Root√मन् (मनीँ/मन्यते ‘to think, to revere, to worship’) + घृतस्नु (प्रातिपदिक) + -ईमहे (आत्मनेपद-प्रथमपुरुष-बहुवचन)
चित्रभानोO bright-flamed/bright-beamed one
चित्रभानो:
सम्बोधन (आह्वान)
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootचित्रभानु (प्रातिपदिक; चित्र ‘bright/variegated’ + भानु ‘beam, light’)
स्वर्दृशम्heaven-seeing, sky-looking
स्वर्दृशम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वर्दृश् (प्रातिपदिक; स्वर् ‘heaven/light’ + √दृश् ‘to see’ → ‘heaven-seeing/sky-looking’)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म (वह-क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, towards (us)
आ:
क्रियाविशेषणम् (दिशा/आगमन)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वीतयेfor the feast/service (of worship)
वीतये:
सम्प्रदान (यस्यार्थे वहति)
TypeNoun
Rootवीति (प्रातिपदिक; √वे/√वी ‘to pursue, enjoy, seek’ → ‘enjoyment/feast, service, worship’)
वहcarry/bring (them)!
वह:
क्रिया; कर्ता = त्वम् (अग्निः); कर्म = देवान्
TypeVerb
Root√वह् (to carry, convey)
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