Rig Veda 5.21.4: Mandala 5, Sukta 21, Mantra 4
Sukta 5.21
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable due to longer pādas and imperative cadence; verify in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
देवं वो देवयज्ययाग्निमीळीत मर्त्यः । समिद्धः शुक्र दीदिह्यृतस्य योनिमासदः ससस्य योनिमासदः ॥
Transliteration
deváṁ vo devayajyáyāgním īḷīta mártyaḥ | samíddhaḥ śukra dīdihi ṛtásya yónim ā́sadaḥ sasásya yónim ā́sadaḥ ||
Translation
O mortals, adore Agni the Divine with the worship that seeks the Divine. Kindled, O bright one, blaze forth; take your seat in the womb of ṛta—in the womb of growth and increase take your seat.
Word by Word
देवम्the god
देवम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you / your
वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवयज्ययाwith/through the divine worship (sacrificial service)
देवयज्यया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootदेवयज्या (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक; देव + यज्या)
अग्निम्Agni
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
ईळीतpraise (you all)
ईळीत:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootईळ् (धातु; स्तुति/प्रार्थना)
मर्त्यःthe mortal (worshipper)
मर्त्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
समिद्धःkindled / well-lit
समिद्धः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple
Rootसम्-इध् (धातु) → समिद्ध (कृदन्त, भूतकर्मणि/क्त)
शुक्रO bright one
शुक्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective
Rootशुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
दीदिहिshine forth!
दीदिहि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदीदिहि (धातु: दीदिह्/दीदिहि < दिदीहि, √दीप्/√दीद् ‘to shine’, Vedic intensive/imperative formation)
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order / truth)
ऋतस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
योनिम्the womb / source / seat
योनिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि (प्रातिपदिक)
आसदःthe sitter/settler upon; he who takes his seat in
आसदः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeNoun (agentive epithet)
Rootआ-√सद् (धातु ‘to sit/settle/approach’) → आसद (कृदन्त, वर्तमान/अच्-प्रत्यय; agent-noun)
ससस्यof the grain / of the crop
ससस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootसस (प्रातिपदिक; ‘grain/crop’, RV usage)
योनिम्the womb / source / seat
योनिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि (प्रातिपदिक)
आसदःthe one who takes his seat in
आसदः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeNoun (agentive epithet)
Rootआ-√सद् (धातु) → आसद (कृदन्त, agentive)
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