Rig Veda 5.27.6: Mandala 5, Sukta 27, Mantra 6
Sukta 5.27
Devata: Indra-Agni (dual devatā)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्राग्नी शतदाव्न्यश्वमेधे सुवीर्यम् । क्षत्रं धारयतं बृहद्दिवि सूर्यमिवाजरम् ॥
Transliteration
índrāgnī śatadā́vni aśvamedhé suvī́ryam | kṣatráṃ dhārayataṃ bṛhád diví sū́ryam ivā́jaram ||
Translation
インドラとアグニよ、百の恩恵を授ける者たちよ。アシュヴァメーダ（馬祭）において、善き勇力（スヴィールヤ）を支えよ。広大なる王権・武威（クシャトラ, kṣatra）を保て、天の大いなる広がりに不老の太陽を掲げるがごとく。
Word by Word
इन्द्राग्नीO Indra and Agni
इन्द्राग्नी:
सम्बोधन/कर्तृ (स्तुति-सम्बोधन; क्रियायाः कर्तारौ)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) (द्वन्द्व-समास)
शतदाव्नि(you two) of hundredfold giving / bounteous
शतदाव्नि:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootशत + दाव्नि (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-प्राय विशेषण)
अश्वमेधेin the Aśvamedha (horse-sacrifice)
अश्वमेधे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootअश्वमेध (प्रातिपदिक)
सुवीर्यम्good heroism / excellent valor
सुवीर्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसु + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
क्षत्रम्sovereign power / dominion
क्षत्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
धारयतम्hold, uphold (you two)!
धारयतम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धृ (धारणे)
बृहत्great, lofty
बृहत्:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत् (प्रातिपदिक; √बृह् ‘to grow’ से)
दिविin heaven / in the sky
दिवि:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
सूर्यम्the Sun
सूर्यम्:
कर्म (उपमेय/उपमान-सम्बन्धे)
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
उपमान-सूचक
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
अजरम्unaging, undecaying
अजरम्:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootअ + जर (प्रातिपदिक)
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