Rig Veda 1.19.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 19, Mantra 5

Sukta 1.19

Rishi: Kāṇva

Devata: Agni with Maruts

Chandas: Gāyatrī

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

ये शुभ्रा घोरवर्पसः सुक्षत्रासो रिशादसः । मरुद्भिरग्न आ गहि ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.19.5

Transliteration

yé śubhrā́ ghóravarpasaḥ sukṣatrā́so riśā́dasaḥ | marúdbhír agne ā́ gahi ||

Translation

Wahai Agni, datanglah bersama para Marut—yang gemilang, menggerunkan pada rupa, teguh dalam kṣatra (tata-kuasa yang benar), para pemusnah yang memudaratkan; moga kekuatan bercahaya mereka menyucikan kami dan menetak dorongan-dorongan pemangsa yang menghalang kebenaran.

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Word by Word

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• शुभ्राः: bright, shining
• शुभ्राः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्र (prātipadika)

• घोरवर्पसः: of dreadful/terrible appearance (having fierce form)
• घोरवर्पसः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: घोर-वर्पस् (tatpuruṣa; prātipadika: वर्पस्)

• सुक्षत्रासः: having good dominion/power; well-protecting
• सुक्षत्रासः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: सु-क्षत्र (bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa; prātipadika: क्षत्र)

• रिशादसः: harm-devouring; destroyers of injury/foes
• रिशादसः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective/Noun (compound epithet)
• Root: रिशादस् (prātipadika; from √रिश्/रिस् ‘to harm, injure’ + अदस् ‘eater’)

• मरुद्भिः: with the Maruts
• मरुद्भिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (prātipadika)

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: अग्नि (prātipadika)

• आ: hither, towards (as preverb)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: आ (upasarga/avyaya)

• गहि: come!
• गहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (गच्छ्) ‘to go/come’