Rig Veda 5.45.4: Mandala 5, Sukta 45, Mantra 4
Sukta 5.45
Rishi: Atri Bhauma
Devata: Indra-Agni (primary); Maruts (associated)
Chandas: Trishtubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सूक्तेभिर्वो वचोभिर्देवजुष्टैरिन्द्रा न्वग्नी अवसे हुवध्यै । उक्थेभिर्हि ष्मा कवयः सुयज्ञा आविवासन्तो मरुतो यजन्ति ॥
Transliteration
sūktébhiḥ vo vácobhir deva-júṣṭair índrā nv àgnī́ aváse huvádhyai | ukthébhir hí ṣmā kaváyaḥ su-yajñā́ ā́vivāsanto marúto yájanti ||
Translation
よく整えられ、神々に嘉せられる言葉と讃歌をもって、いま我らは助けのため、またその力をもたらさんがために、インドラとアグニを呼び招く。まことに、確言の讃歌（uktha）によって、祭祀に巧みなる詩聖（kavi）たちは敬虔にマルット（Maruts）を崇め、供犠する。
Word by Word
सूक्तेभिःwith hymns
सूक्तेभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसूक्त (su-ukta)
वःfor you / to you
वः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
वचोभिःwith words (utterances)
वचोभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवचस्
देवजुष्टैःfavoured/approved by the gods
देवजुष्टैः:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootदेव-जुष्ट
इन्द्राO Indra
इन्द्रा:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र
नुnow / indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
अग्नीO (you) two, Indra and Agni
अग्नी:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि
अवसेfor help / for aid
अवसे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअवस्
हुवध्यैto invoke / for invoking
हुवध्यै:
प्रयोजन
TypeVerbal derivative
Rootह्वे (√ह्वा) → हुवध्य (gerundive/infinitival formation)
उक्थेभिःwith hymns of praise (ukthas)
उक्थेभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootउक्थ
हिfor / indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
ष्माverily / just
ष्मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootष्मा
कवयःthe seers/poets
कवयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकवि
सुयज्ञाःgood at sacrifice / performing good rites
सुयज्ञाः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantival)
Rootसु-यज्ञ
आविवासन्तःhonouring / serving
आविवासन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Rootआ-वि-वास् (√वास् ‘to dwell/shine’ in caus./intensive sense ‘to honour, to serve’)
मरुतःthe Maruts
मरुतः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत्
यजन्तिthey worship / they sacrifice
यजन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootयज् (√यज्)
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