Rig Veda 5.24.4: Mandala 5, Sukta 24, Mantra 4
Sukta 5.24
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तं त्वा शोचिष्ठ दीदिवः सुम्नाय नूनमीमहे सखिभ्यः ॥
Transliteration
táṃ tvā śóciṣṭha dīdivaḥ sumnā́ya nūnám īmahe sákhībhyaḥ ||
Translation
汝――最も輝ける者、つねに光り放つ者――われらはいま、恩寵と正しき福楽のために、また祭儀の働きにある同伴のために、汝を求め奉る。
Word by Word
तम्him / that one
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou (acc.)
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शोचिष्ठO most shining / most radiant
शोचिष्ठ:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (superlative, vocative)
Rootशुच् (धातु) → शोचि- (प्रातिपदिक); शोचिष्ठ = अतिशयार्थे तमप्
दीदिवःO shining one / O luminous
दीदिवः:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootदीदिवस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दीदिवस्’ = दीप्तिमान्/दीप्ति-युक्तः)
सुम्नायfor favor / for grace
सुम्नाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootसुम्न (नपुंसकलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)
नूनम्now; indeed
नूनम्:
सम्बन्ध/काल-निश्चय (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम् (अव्यय)
ईमहेwe seek / we strive for
ईमहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (धातु) — आत्मनेपद; वेदिक प्रयोग: ईमहे
सखिभ्यःfor (our) friends / companions
सखिभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
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Yogic Application
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