Rig Veda 5.8.2: Mandala 5, Sukta 8, Mantra 2
Sukta 5.8
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition) (traditional ascription for RV 5.8)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Jagati (likely; verify by syllable count in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वामग्ने अतिथिं पूर्व्यं विशः शोचिष्केशं गृहपतिं नि षेदिरे । बृहत्केतुं पुरुरूपं धनस्पृतं सुशर्माणं स्ववसं जरद्विषम् ॥
Transliteration
tvā́m agne átithiṃ pū́rvyaṃ víśaḥ śocíṣ-keśaṃ gṛhá-patiṃ ní ṣedire | bṛhát-ketuṃ puru-rū́paṃ dhana-spṛ́taṃ su-śármāṇaṃ su-vávasaṃ jarad-víṣam ||
Translation
アグニよ、諸族は汝を太古の客として—炎の髪をもつ者、家の主として—座に据えた。大いなる光の旗印を掲げ、姿は多様、富に触れ、よき庇護を与え、施しにすぐれ、古びた毒を焼き尽くす者よ。
Word by Word
त्वाम्you (as object)
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अतिथिम्guest
अतिथिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअतिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्व्यम्ancient; of old
पूर्व्यम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व्य (प्रातिपदिक; पूर्व + य)
विशःthe clans/settlements (the people)
विशः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootविश् (प्रातिपदिक)
शोचिष्केशम्flame-haired; with blazing hair
शोचिष्केशम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootशोचिष्केश (समास-प्रातिपदिक; शोचिस् + केश)
गृहपतिम्lord of the house; householder
गृहपतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगृहपति (समास-प्रातिपदिक; गृह + पति)
निdown; in; (prefix)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
षेदिरेthey have sat down; they seated (him)
षेदिरे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootषद् (धातु; वैदिके ‘षद्’ = ‘सद्’ उपवेशनार्थः)
बृहत्केतुम्having lofty/brilliant banner; of great radiance
बृहत्केतुम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत्केतु (समास-प्रातिपदिक; बृहत् + केतु)
पुरुरूपम्many-formed
पुरुरूपम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरुरूप (समास-प्रातिपदिक; पुरु + रूप)
धनस्पृतम्winning/attaining wealth; wealth-bestowing
धनस्पृतम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootधनस्पृत् (समास-प्रातिपदिक; धन + स्पृत् < √स्पृश्/स्पृ ‘to touch, win’ वैदिके ‘स्पृत्’ = ‘प्राप्त/स्पर्शक’)
सुशर्माणम्of good shelter/protection
सुशर्माणम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootसुशर्मन् (समास-प्रातिपदिक; सु + शर्मन्)
स्ववसम्self-powerful; possessing good wealth/strength
स्ववसम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootस्ववस् (समास-प्रातिपदिक; स्व + वस् ‘good, wealth/power’)
जरद्विषम्hating old age; warding off senility
जरद्विषम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootजरद्विष् (समास-प्रातिपदिक; जरत्/जरद् ‘old age’ + द्विष् ‘hating’)
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