Rig Veda 5.25.9: Mandala 5, Sukta 25, Mantra 9
Sukta 5.25
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एवाँ अग्निं वसूयवः सहसानं ववन्दिम । स नो विश्वा अति द्विषः पर्षन्नावेव सुक्रतुः ॥
Transliteration
evā́ṃ agníṃ vasū-yávaḥ sahasā́naṃ vavandima | sá no víśvā ati dvíṣaḥ párṣan nā́vāiva su-krátuḥ ||
Translation
ഇങ്ങനെ ഞങ്ങൾ, വസുക്കളെ (സത്യസമ്പത്തിനെ) ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നവർ, സഹസാവാനായ അഗ്നിയെ വന്ദിച്ചു. സുക്രതു (ശുഭസങ്കൽപമുള്ളവൻ) അവൻ, ഒരു നൗകപോലെ, എല്ലാ ദ്വേഷങ്ങളെയും ശത്രുബലങ്ങളെയും അതിക്രമിച്ച് ഞങ്ങളെ മറുകരയിലേക്കു കടത്തട്ടെ.
Word by Word
एवाँthus, indeed
एवाँ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (avyaya; Vedic variant एवाँ)
अग्निम्Agni
अग्निम्:
कर्म (of ववन्दिम)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-
वसूयवःwealth-seekers
वसूयवः:
कर्तृ (of ववन्दिम)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवसूयु- (from desiderative sense of √वस्/वसु ‘wealth’ → ‘seeking wealth’)
सहसानम्mighty, overpowering
सहसानम्:
विशेषण (of कर्म अग्निम्)
TypeAdjective (Participle)
Rootसहसान- (present participle of √सह् ‘to be strong, overpower’)
ववन्दिमwe have praised / we praise
ववन्दिम:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वन्द् (perf. 1pl; Vedic perfect)
सःhe (Agni)
सः:
कर्तृ (of पर्षत्)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (pronoun)
नःfor us / to us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (beneficiary: ‘for us’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
विश्वाःall
विश्वाः:
कर्म (with अति: ‘beyond all …’)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व-
अतिbeyond, over
अति:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/preposition)
Rootअति
द्विषःhaters, enemies
द्विषः:
कर्म (object-range: ‘enemies/haters’)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विष्- (noun from √द्विष् ‘to hate’)
पर्षत्may he carry across / save
पर्षत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पॄ/पृ (Vedic: ‘to carry across, save’; present subjunctive/imperative-like)
नus
न:
कर्म (of पर्षत्)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ (preverb)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
सुक्रतुःof good resolve/wisdom
सुक्रतुः:
विशेषण (of कर्तृ सः)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसु-क्रतु-
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