Rig Veda 5.16.2 — Mandala 5, Sukta 16, Mantra 2
Sukta 5.16
Devata: Agni (with comparison to Bhaga)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स हि द्युभिर्जनानां होता दक्षस्य बाह्वोः । वि हव्यमग्निरानुषग्भगो न वारमृण्वति ॥
Transliteration
sá hí dyúbhir jánānāṃ hótā dákṣasya bāhvóḥ | ví havíyam agnír ānuṣág bhágo ná vā́ram ṛṇvati ||
Translation
For he, with the shining powers, is the priest of the peoples, in the arms of skill and effective intelligence. Agni distributes the offering in due succession, like Bhaga opening the desirable enclosure—releasing the portion of delight and plenitude.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
द्युभिःwith/through the heavens; with heavenly lights
द्युभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootद्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
जनानाम्of the peoples
जनानाम्:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा जन (समूहवाचक)
होताthe Hotṛ-priest; invoker
होता:
Kartā (apposition to सः)
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक; √हु ‘to sacrifice/invoke’ से)
दक्षस्यof skill/ability; of Dakṣa
दक्षस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
बाह्वोःof (his) two arms
बाह्वोः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, forth, widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
हव्यम्the oblation; what is to be offered
हव्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootहव्य (प्रातिपदिक; √हु से ‘to be offered’)
अग्निःAgni (Fire-god)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
आनुषक्in succession; continuously
आनुषक्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनुषक्/अनुषज् (अव्यय; ‘in due order, successively’)
भगःBhaga (dispenser of shares); fortune
भगः:
Kartā (simile/apposition with अग्निः)
TypeNoun
Rootभग (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय; उपमा-निपात)
वारम्choice boon; desirable gift
वारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवार (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋण्वतिhe reaches/dispenses; he grants
ऋण्वति:
Kriyā (finite verb)
TypeVerb
Root√ऋ (ऋणोति/ऋण्वति ‘to set in motion, to reach/attain; to bestow’), with preverb implied by context
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