Rig Veda 5.51.3 — Mandala 5, Sukta 51, Mantra 3

Sukta 5.51

Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)

Devata: Agni (as Vipra) with morning-associated deities/powers

Chandas: Likely Gāyatrī; needs verification

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

विप्रेभिर्विप्र सन्त्य प्रातर्यावभिरा गहि । देवेभिः सोमपीतये ॥

Transliteration

víprebhir vipra santya prātaryā́vabhir ā́ gahi | devébhíḥ sómapītaye ||

Translation

Wahai api-ṛṣi, datanglah bersama para ṛṣi, sahabat perjalanan pagi; datanglah bersama para dewa untuk meminum Soma, agar gerak menuju fajar dalam diri kami disempurnakan.

Word by Word

• विप्रेभिः: with/through the seers (priests)
• विप्रेभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र

• विप्र: O seer/priest
• विप्र: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: विप्र

• सन्त्य: they are / they exist
• सन्त्य: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (√अस्)

• Type: Noun/Adjective (compound)
• Root: प्रातर् + याव (यावन्/याव-)

with the early-goers / with those who go in the morning

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करण

• आ: hither, towards (as preverb with गहि)
• आ: —
• Type: Preverb/Indeclinable
• Root: आ

• गहि: come!
• गहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (√गम्)

• देवेभिः: with the gods
• देवेभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव

• सोमपीतये: for the drinking of Soma / for Soma-drinking
• सोमपीतये: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun (purpose dative)
• Root: सोम + पीति (√पा → पीति)