Rig Veda 5.12.5: Mandala 5, Sukta 12, Mantra 5
Sukta 5.12
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (RV 5.12)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सखायस्ते विषुणा अग्न एते शिवासः सन्तो अशिवा अभूवन् । अधूर्षत स्वयमेते वचोभिॠजूयते वृजिनानि ब्रुवन्तः ॥
Transliteration
sákhāyas te víṣuṇā agna eté śivā́saḥ sánto aśívā abhūvan | ádhūrṣata svayám eté vácobhir ṛjúyate vṛjinā́ni bruvántaḥ ||
Translation
Wahai Agni, para sahabatmu ini—meski terpencar—yang tampak ramah, menjadi tidak ramah. Dengan kata-kata mereka sendiri mereka menerjang ke depan, mengucapkan kebengkokan kepada dia yang berjalan lurus.
Word by Word
सखायःfriends, companions
सखायः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसखि- (प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you/thy
ते:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विषुणाapart, separately, diversely
विषुणा:
अधिकारण/प्रकार (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविषुणा (अव्यय)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
एतेthese
एते:
कर्तृ (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शिवासःauspicious, kindly
शिवासः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशिव- (प्रातिपदिक)
सन्तःbeing
सन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Rootअस् (धातु) → सन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
अशिवाःinauspicious, harmful
अशिवाः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-शिव- (प्रातिपदिक)
अभूवन्they became
अभूवन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
अधूर्षतthey dared/assailed
अधूर्षत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधृष् (धातु) (Vedic: ‘to dare/assail, be bold’)
स्वयम्of themselves, on their own
स्वयम्:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वयम् (अव्यय)
एतेthese
एते:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वचोभिःwith words, by utterances
वचोभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवचस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋजूयतेhe/it goes straight, proceeds rightly
ऋजूयते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootऋजूय्/ऋजु-य (denom. from ऋजु ‘straight’)
वृजिनानिcrookednesses, sins/evils
वृजिनानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवृजिन- (प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रुवन्तःspeaking, uttering
ब्रुवन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Rootब्रू (धातु) → ब्रुवन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
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