Rig Veda 5.86.1: Mandala 5, Sukta 86, Mantra 1
Sukta 5.86
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya) (Indrāgnī hymns in Maṇḍala 5 are within Atri collection)
Devata: Indra-Agni (dual deity)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 pādas of 8 syllables; typical for compact dual-invocations)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्राग्नी यमवथ उभा वाजेषु मर्त्यम् । दृळ्हा चित्स प्र भेदति द्युम्ना वाणीरिव त्रितः ॥
Transliteration
índrāgnī yám avátha ubhā́ vā́jeṣu mártyam | dṛḷhā́ cít sá prá bhédati dyumnā́ vā́ṇīr-iva tritáḥ ||
Translation
Wahai Indra dan Agni, sesiapa pun yang kamu berdua tegakkan dalam kelimpahan daya (vāja), dia—seorang fana—mampu memecahkan bahkan yang kukuh terpancang; sebagaimana Trita memecah keluar ujaran-ujaran bercahaya.
Word by Word
इन्द्राग्नीIndra and Agni
इन्द्राग्नी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) (द्वन्द्व-समास)
यम्whom
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अवथःyou two protect
अवथः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (रक्षण/पालन) धातु
उभाboth
उभा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ (सर्वनाम/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
वाजेषुin contests / in prizes (of strength)
वाजेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्त्यम्the mortal (man)
मर्त्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
दृळ्हाfirm (things)
दृळ्हा:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदृळ्ह (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; ‘firm, strong’)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
भेदतिsplits, breaks through
भेदति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभिद् (भेदने) धातु
द्यु॒म्नाglories, brilliant powers
द्यु॒म्ना:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यु॒म्न (प्रातिपदिक)
वाणीःvoices, utterances
वाणीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाणी (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
त्रितःTrita (Āptya)
त्रितः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootत्रित (प्रातिपदिक; देव/ऋषि-नाम)
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