Rig Veda 2.5.8: Mandala 2, Sukta 5, Mantra 8
Sukta 2.5
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यथा विद्वाँ अरं करद्विश्वेभ्यो यजतेभ्यः । अयमग्ने त्वे अपि यं यज्ञं चकृमा वयम् ॥
Transliteration
yáthā vidvā́ṃ áraṃ kárad víśvebhyo yajatébhyaḥ | ayám agne tvé ápi yáṃ yajñáṃ cakṛmá vayám ||
Translation
So that the knower may make all things fitting for the worshippers—this sacrifice which we have fashioned, O Agni, is also in thee: take it up within thyself and make it rightly accomplished.
Word by Word
यथाas, just as
यथा:
Adhikaraṇa (तुलनासम्बन्धे) / अव्यय-सम्बन्ध
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
विद्वान्the wise one, the knowing (man)
विद्वान्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविद्वस् (√विद् ‘जानना’ से क्त्वसुन्/वसुँ-प्रत्ययान्त)
अरम्properly, sufficiently
अरम्:
Karaṇa (रीतौ/प्रकारे) / अव्यय-विशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअरम् (अव्यय)
करत्does, performs
करत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे)
विश्वेभ्यःto all
विश्वेभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (pronominal adjective)
Rootविश्व (सर्व)
यजतेभ्यःto the worship-worthy ones (the venerable gods)
यजतेभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootयजत (√यज् ‘पूजा/यज्ञ’ से क्त-प्रत्यय; ‘पूज्य/यज्ञीय’)
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā/उद्देश्य-निर्देश (देवता-निर्देश)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
त्वेin you
त्वे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootत्वम् (सर्वनाम)
अपिalso, indeed
अपि:
Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/बलार्थ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
यम्whom/which
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
यज्ञम्sacrifice, rite
यज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
चand
च:
Avyaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
चकृमाwe have made, we have performed
चकृमा:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे)
वयम्we
वयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
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