Rig Veda 5.1.7: Mandala 5, Sukta 1, Mantra 7
Sukta 5.1
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional attribution for RV 5.1)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र णु त्यं विप्रमध्वरेषु साधुमग्निं होतारमीळते नमोभिः । आ यस्ततान रोदसी ऋतेन नित्यं मृजन्ति वाजिनं घृतेन ॥
Transliteration
prá nú tyáṃ vípram adhvaréṣu sā́dhum agníṃ hótāram īḷate námobhiḥ | ā́ yás tatā́na ródasī ṛténa nítyaṃ mṛ́janti vājínaṃ ghṛténa ||
Translation
いま、人々は祭儀の中で、霊感ある善き働き手たるアグニ—ホートリ（Hotṛ）—を、礼拝の言葉もて讃える。彼はṛta（秩序）によって天と地を張り広げた者。つねに人々は、澄明なるギーの流れで、豊穣を担う者（vājin）を清める。
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
नुnow, indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
त्यम्that (well-known)
त्यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun/Determiner
Rootतद् (pronominal base: त्य-)
विप्रम्inspired sage; priest
विप्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (prātipadika)
अध्वरेषुin the sacrifices
अध्वरेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर (prātipadika)
साधुम्good, right, effective
साधुम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसाधु (prātipadika)
अग्निम्Agni (fire-god)
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (prātipadika)
होतारम्Hotṛ; invoker-priest
होतारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (prātipadika)
ईळतेpraises; invokes
ईळते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootईळ् (Vedic: īḷ/īḍ)
नमोभिःwith reverences; with obeisances
नमोभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (prātipadika)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (relative pronoun)
ततानhas stretched; has spread
ततान:
—
TypeVerb
Rootतन् (tanū/तान्) धातु
रोदसीthe two worlds (Heaven and Earth)
रोदसी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (dual stem; prātipadika)
ऋतेनwith ṛta (cosmic order/truth)
ऋतेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (prātipadika)
नित्यम्always, continually
नित्यम्:
—
TypeAdverb (from adjective)
Rootनित्य (prātipadika)
मृजन्तिthey cleanse; they purify
मृजन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमृज्
वाजिनम्the prize-winner; the vigorous one (often of Agni/steed)
वाजिनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवाजिन् (prātipadika)
घृतेनwith ghee (clarified butter)
घृतेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (prātipadika)
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