Rig Veda 5.25.3 — Mandala 5, Sukta 25, Mantra 3
Sukta 5.25
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition) (attribution for RV 5.25 as commonly given in Anukramaṇī lists)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; RV 5.25 predominantly Trishtubh—verify with pada-counting in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स नो धीती वरिष्ठया श्रेष्ठया च सुमत्या । अग्ने रायो दिदीहि नः सुवृक्तिभिर्वरेण्य ॥
Transliteration
sa nó dhītí váriṣṭhayā śréṣṭhayā ca su-matyā́ | ágne rāyó didīhi naḥ suvṛ́kti-bhir vareṇya ||
Translation
May he—Agni—by the most wide-ranging and the most excellent power of understanding, by the luminous right-mindedness, shine out for us the plenitudes of being; O Agni, worthy of choosing, make these riches blaze forth for us through our well-fashioned utterances.
Word by Word
सhe (that one, i.e., Agni)
स:
कर्तृ (प्रार्थित-कर्ता: ‘he/that one’ = अग्निः)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सः/सा/तत्) सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
नःfor us / to us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (to/for us) / सम्बन्ध (our)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
धीतीinsight, inspired thought
धीती:
कर्म (what is to be bestowed/produced: ‘thought/insight’)
TypeNoun
Rootधीति- (√धा/√धी ‘to think, to place’; स्त्री. भाववाचक)
वरिष्ठयाwith the best
वरिष्ठया:
करण (by/with the best)
TypeAdjective
Rootवरिष्ठ- (वृ ‘to choose/prefer’ > वर ‘better’ > वरिष्ठ ‘best’)
श्रेष्ठयाwith the most excellent
श्रेष्ठया:
करण (by/with the most excellent)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ- (श्रि/श्रय् ‘to excel, be eminent’ > श्रेष्ठ ‘best, most excellent’)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच अव्यय
सुमत्याwith good will, with benevolent thought
सुमत्या:
करण (with good intent/favor)
TypeNoun
Rootसु- + मति- (√मन् ‘to think’ > मति ‘thought, intention’; सु- ‘good’)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-
रायःof wealth, riches
रायः:
सम्बन्ध (of wealth)
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/राय- (धन, संपत्ति)
दिदीहिgive, bestow
दिदीहि:
क्रिया (प्रार्थना: ‘give!’)
TypeVerb
Root√दा (दान) — वेदिक: reduplicated imperative stem दिदी-
नःto us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (to us)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
सुवृक्तिभिःwith well-fashioned hymns
सुवृक्तिभिः:
करण (with well-formed hymns)
TypeNoun
Rootसु- + वृक्ति- (√वृज्/√वृक् ‘to twist/arrange’ > वृक्ति ‘arrangement; hymn/verse’)
वरेण्यO choice-worthy (one)
वरेण्य:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective
Rootवरेण्य- (√वृ ‘to choose’ > ‘choice-worthy, excellent’)
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