Rig Veda 1.79.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 79, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.79
Rishi: Gotama (Rāhūgaṇa)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स इधानो वसुष्कविरग्निरीळेन्यो गिरा । रेवदस्मभ्यं पुर्वणीक दीदिहि ॥
Transliteration
sá idhānó vásuṣ kavír agnír īḷényo girā́ | révad asmábhyaṁ puru-aṇīka dīdihi ||
Translation
On, rozpalony, dobry skarb, widzący, Agni godny wezwania słowem, zajaśnij dla nas obfitością, o Wielolicy; rozgorzej przed nami, prowadząc formację istoty.
Word by Word
सःhe (that one, i.e., Agni)
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इधानेःbeing kindled, blazing
इधानेः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्) / कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootइन्ध् (धातु) → इध् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + -आन
वसुष्कविःthe wise one of riches / rich-poet
वसुष्कविः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective (compound epithet)
Rootवसु + कवि (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
ईळेन्यःworthy of praise / to be lauded
ईळेन्यः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (verbal derivative)
Rootईळ्/ईड् (स्तुतौ) → ईळेन्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; -एण्य)
गिराwith a hymn/voice (by song)
गिरा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
रेवत्wealthy, rich (a rich gift/boon)
रेवत्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (indeclinable-like in nom. acc. sg. n.)
Rootरेवत् (प्रातिपदिक; -वत् प्रत्ययः) ← रेव (धन/समृद्धि)
अस्मभ्यम्to us
अस्मभ्यम्:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्वणीकेO you of foremost/leading appearance (epithet of Agni)
पूर्वणीके:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective (vocative epithet)
Rootपूर्वणीका (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समासः: पूर्व + नीक)
दीदिहिshine forth! blaze!
दीदिहि:
(अकर्मक) क्रिया; कर्तृ = त्वम् (अग्ने)
TypeVerb
Rootदीदिहि ← √दीप्/√दी (दीप्तौ) (वेदिक-प्रत्यय/अभ्यासयुक्त रूप)
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