Rig Veda 2.6.5: Mandala 2, Sukta 6, Mantra 5
Sukta 2.6
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स नो वृष्टिं दिवस्परि स नो वाजमनर्वाणम् । स नः सहस्रिणीरिषः ॥
Transliteration
sá no vṛṣṭíṃ divás pári sá no vā́jam anárvāṇam | sá naḥ sahasríṇīr íṣaḥ ||
Translation
May he bring to us the raining-down from the heaven (the descent of force); may he bring to us the vāja, the plenitude of victorious energy, undiminished; may he bring to us the thousandfold enjoyments and impulsions of nourishment.
Word by Word
सhe/that (referring to Agni); ‘may he’
स:
सम्बन्ध/अन्वय-सूचकः (अनुवृत्तिः)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (स-आदेशः)
नःfor us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (अस्माकम्)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
वृष्टिम्rain, shower
वृष्टिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवृष्टि- (√वृष् ‘to rain, shower’)
दिवःof heaven, from the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (उत्पत्तिसम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ-
परिfrom around; down from; from above
परि:
उपसर्ग/क्रियाविशेषण (परितः/उपरितः)
TypeIndeclinable (Preverb/Adverb)
Rootपरि
सhe (same one)
स:
सम्बन्ध/अन्वय-सूचकः
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (स-आदेशः)
नःfor us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
वाजम्prize; strength; (winning) food/booty
वाजम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवाज-
अनर्वाणम्unfailing, not slack; vigorous
अनर्वाणम्:
कर्म (विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनर्वाण- (a- + अर्वाण-)
सhe
स:
सम्बन्ध/अन्वय-सूचकः
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (स-आदेशः)
नःfor us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
सहस्रिणीःthousandfold, in thousands
सहस्रिणीः:
कर्म (विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसहस्रिणी- (सहस्र + -इनी)
इषःrefreshments; nourishment; provisions
इषः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइष्/इषा-
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