Rig Veda 7.16.5: Mandala 7, Sukta 16, Mantra 5
Sukta 7.16
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha family, Mandala 7)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 7.16; verse-level meter not exhaustively verified here)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वमग्ने गृहपतिस्त्वं होता नो अध्वरे । त्वं पोता विश्ववार प्रचेता यक्षि वेषि च वार्यम् ॥
Transliteration
tvám agne gṛhápatís tváṃ hótā no adhvaré | tváṃ pótā viśvavāra prácetā yákṣi véṣi ca vā́ryam ||
Translation
You, O Agni, are the lord of the house; you are our priest in the journey of sacrifice. You are the purifier, O all-desirable, wide-aware: sacrifice and also bring in the excellent riches (the best inner possessions).
Word by Word
त्वम्thou / you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
गृहपतिःhouse-lord; master of the house
गृहपतिः:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्ध-वाक्ये विधेय-नाम)
TypeNoun
Rootगृहपति (प्रातिपदिक; गृह + पति)
त्वम्thou
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
होताHotṛ-priest; invoker
होता:
कर्तृ (विधेय-नाम)
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक; √हु ‘to sacrifice/offer’ से)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अध्वरेin the rite; in the sacrifice
अध्वरे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वम्thou
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
पोताPotṛ-priest; purifier
पोता:
कर्तृ (विधेय-नाम)
TypeNoun
Rootपोतृ (प्रातिपदिक; √पू ‘to purify’ से)
विश्ववारO all-boon(-giving) one
विश्ववार:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootविश्ववार (प्रातिपदिक; विश्व + वार ‘choice/boon’)
प्रचेताO wise/foreknowing one
प्रचेता:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootप्रचेतस् (प्रातिपदिक; प्र + चेतस् ‘intelligence’)
यक्षिsacrifice! / worship! / offer!
यक्षि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√यज् (देवपूजा/याग)
वेषिthou conveyest / bringest
वेषि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वह्/√वेष् (वेदिक प्रयोग: ‘to convey/bring, to carry to’)
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
वार्यम्the desirable (boon/wealth)
वार्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवार्य (प्रातिपदिक; √वृ ‘to choose’ से ‘choice/valuable’)
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