Rig Veda 3.59.5 — Mandala 3, Sukta 59, Mantra 5
Sukta 3.59
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional)
Devata: Mitra (Āditya), with Agni as the offering-medium
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
महाँ आदित्यो नमसोपसद्यो यातयज्जनो गृणते सुशेवः । तस्मा एतत्पन्यतमाय जुष्टमग्नौ मित्राय हविरा जुहोत ॥
Transliteration
mahā́n ādityó námasopasádyo yātayáj-jano gṛṇaté suśévaḥ | tásmā etát pányatamāya júṣṭam agnáu mitrā́ya havír ā́ juhota ||
Translation
महान आहे आदित्य—नमस्काराने उपसद्य, जो जनांना सन्मार्गावर स्थिर करतो आणि गाणाऱ्यास सुशेव, अनुग्रही असतो। म्हणून अग्नीत ही हवि आहुती अर्पण करा—अत्यंत पण्य, सर्वाधिक योग्य व प्रिय—त्या परम प्रशंसनीय मित्रासाठी.
Word by Word
म॒हाँgreat
म॒हाँ:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण आदित्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
आ॑दि॒त्यःĀditya (the solar deity)
आ॑दि॒त्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य
नम॑साwith reverence, by homage
नम॑सा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनमस्
उप॒सद्यःto be approached (in worship)
उप॒सद्यः:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण आदित्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootउपसद् (उप-√सद्)
यात॒यत्restraining, keeping in check
यात॒यत्:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण आदित्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootयातयत् (यातयत् < √यत्/यम् caus. यातयति)
जनःpeople, folk
जनः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजन
गृण॒तेto the praiser (one who sings/praises)
गृण॒ते:
Sampradāna
TypeVerb
Root√गॄ (गृणाति)
सु॒शेवःvery gracious, kindly
सु॒शेवः:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण आदित्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-शेव
तस्मैto him
तस्मै:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
ए॒तत्this
ए॒तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
पन्य॑तमायto the most admirable
पन्य॑तमाय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootपनीय/पण्य (पनीयतम)
जुष्ट॑म्pleasing, gladly accepted
जुष्ट॑म्:
Karma (एतत्-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Root√जुष्
अ॒ग्नौin/at Agni (the fire)
अ॒ग्नौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
मि॒त्राय॑for Mitra
मि॒त्राय॑:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र
ह॒विःoblation
ह॒विः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहविस्
आforth, towards (intensifier with the verb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ
जु॒होतoffer! (you all should pour/offer)
जु॒होत:
—
TypeVerb
Root√हु (जुहोति)
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