Rig Veda 1.27.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 27, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.27
Rishi: Sunaḥśepa Ājīgarti
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī (hymn-level)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ नो भज परमेष्वा वाजेषु मध्यमेषु । शिक्षा वस्वो अन्तमस्य ॥
Transliteration
ā nó bhaja paraméṣv ā́ vā́jeṣu madhyaméṣu | śíkṣā vásvo ántamasya ||
Translation
हे (अग्नी), बलसमृद्धींच्या परम व मध्यम भागांत आम्हालाही सहभागी कर; आणि ‘वसु’ (धन) याचे हे अंतिम, गूढ रहस्य आम्हाला शिकव.
Word by Word
आhither, towards (us)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
नःto us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronoun stem)
भजapportion, grant, bestow
भज:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभज् (भजँ सेवायाम्/विभागे) / bhaj
परमेषुin the highest (places/grades)
परमेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपरम (adj. stem)
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
वाजेषुin prizes, in strengths (vāja-s)
वाजेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (m. stem)
मध्यमेषुin the middle (ones/grades)
मध्यमेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमध्यम (adj. stem)
शिक्षाteach, instruct; train (us)
शिक्षा:
—
TypeVerb
Rootशिक्ष् (शिक्षँ विद्योपादाने/अनुशासने) / śikṣ
वस्वःof wealth, of good (treasure)
वस्वः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (n. stem) / or vasu- (wealth)
अन्तमस्यof this last/utmost (one/portion)
अन्तमस्य:
—
TypeAdjective + Pronoun (genitive)
Rootअन्तम (superlative adj. stem from अन्त) + asya (idam)
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