Mantra 5

Sukta 20

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

त्वं नो अग्ने अग्निभिर्ब्रह्म यज्ञं च वर्धय । त्वं नो देव दातवे रयिं दानाय चोदय

IAST Transliteration

tváṃ no agne agníbhir bráhma yajñáṃ ca vardhaya | tváṃ no deva dā́tave rayíṃ dā́nāya codayá

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Thou, O Agni, with thy fires increase for us both sacred power and sacrifice. Thou, O God, to give unto us, impel wealth unto the gift.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• नः: of us / our
• नः: सम्बन्ध (possessive/benefactive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: अग्नि

• अग्निभिः: with (your) fires / by fires
• अग्निभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि

• ब्रह्म: sacred utterance / prayer
• ब्रह्म: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्

• यज्ञम्: sacrifice / rite
• यज्ञम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Particle
• Root: च

• वर्धय: increase / make grow
• वर्धय: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध्

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• नः: of us / our
• नः: सम्बन्ध (possessive/benefactive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• देव: O god
• देव: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: देव

• दातवे: to give / for giving
• दातवे: सम्प्रदान (purpose)
• Type: Noun (infinitival dative)
• Root: दा (दाने) → दातृ (prātipadika) / दातव्

• रयिम्: wealth / prosperity
• रयिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: रयि

• दानाय: for giving / as a gift
• दानाय: सम्प्रदान (purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Particle
• Root: च

• चोदय: impel / urge / set in motion
• चोदय: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: चुद्

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (to be verified)

Mantra Rasa

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