Rig Veda 7.11.5 — Mandala 7, Sukta 11, Mantra 5
Sukta 7.11
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni (with Indra and the gods invoked)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आग्ने वह हविरद्याय देवानिन्द्रज्येष्ठास इह मादयन्ताम् । इमं यज्ञं दिवि देवेषु धेहि यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
Transliteration
ā́gne vaha havír adyā̀ya devā́n índra-jyeṣṭhāsa ihá mādayantām | imáṃ yajñáṃ diví devéṣu dhehi yūyáṃ pāta svastíbhiḥ sádā naḥ ||
Translation
O Agni, bring the gods for today’s offering; let the powers with Indra as the foremost take their joy here. Set this sacrifice in heaven among the gods; and you, protect us always with your harmonies of well-being.
Word by Word
आग्नेO Agni
आग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (address)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
वहcarry! / convey!
वह:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वह् (वहति)
हविःthe oblation
हविः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अद्यायfor today / today
अद्याय:
अधिकरण (काल) / प्रयोजन-निर्देश
TypeIndeclinable (adverbial dative-like form)
Rootअद्य (अव्यय) → अद्याय (तद्धित/प्रयोगः ‘for today’)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म (वह-क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रज्येष्ठासःhaving Indra as the chief (Indra-most)
इन्द्रज्येष्ठासः:
कर्तृ (मादयन्ताम्-क्रियायाः)
TypeAdjective (substantival, qualifying देवाः)
Rootइन्द्र-ज्येष्ठ (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
इहhere
इह:
अधिकरण (देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
मादयन्ताम्let them rejoice / be exhilarated
मादयन्ताम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√मद् (मादयति)
इमम्this
इमम्:
कर्म (धेहि-क्रियायाः)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
यज्ञम्sacrifice / rite
यज्ञम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
दिविin heaven
दिवि:
अधिकरण (स्थान)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
देवेषुamong the gods
देवेषु:
अधिकरण (सम्बन्ध/मध्ये)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
धेहिplace! / establish!
धेहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धा (दधाति)
यूयम्you (all)
यूयम्:
कर्तृ (पात-क्रियायाः)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
पातprotect!
पात:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पिबति/पाति ‘to protect’)
स्वस्तिभिःwith well-being(s) / with blessings
स्वस्तिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun (instrumental of means)
Rootस्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
सदाalways
सदा:
अधिकरण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (रक्षणस्य/स्वस्तेः)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
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