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 ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.27.5

Transliteration

ā nó bhaja paraméṣv ā́ vā́jeṣu madhyaméṣu | śíkṣā vásvo ántamasya ||

Translation

Wahai Agni, kurniakanlah kami bahagian dalam kelimpahan daya yang tertinggi dan yang pertengahan; ajarkanlah kepada kami rahsia terakhir (terdalam) daripada Vasu (Kekayaan).

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Word by Word

• आ: hither, towards (us)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)

• नः: to us
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (pronoun stem)

• भज: apportion, grant, bestow
• भज: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (भजँ सेवायाम्/विभागे) / bhaj

• परमेषु: in the highest (places/grades)
• परमेषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: परम (adj. stem)

• आ: hither, towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)

• वाजेषु: in prizes, in strengths (vāja-s)
• वाजेषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज (m. stem)

• मध्यमेषु: in the middle (ones/grades)
• मध्यमेषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: मध्यम (adj. stem)

• शिक्षा: teach, instruct; train (us)
• शिक्षा: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: शिक्ष् (शिक्षँ विद्योपादाने/अनुशासने) / śikṣ

• वस्वः: of wealth, of good (treasure)
• वस्वः: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (n. stem) / or vasu- (wealth)

• अन्तमस्य: of this last/utmost (one/portion)
• अन्तमस्य: —
• Type: Adjective + Pronoun (genitive)
• Root: अन्तम (superlative adj. stem from अन्त) + asya (idam)