Mantra 5

Sukta 27

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अग्निः स्रुचो अध्वरेषु प्रयक्षु स यक्षदस्य महिमानमग्नेः

IAST Transliteration

agníḥ srúco adhvaréṣu prayákṣu sá yákṣad asya mahimā́nam agnéḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Agni, amid the solemn rites, with ladles—sacrifice thou forth: may he indeed perform the offering, (making manifest) the majesty of Agni here.

Translation

Agni, em meio aos ritos solenes, com as conchas/colheres sacrificiais — realiza a oferenda; que ele cumpra de fato a oblação, tornando manifesta aqui a majestade de Agni.

Word by Word

• अग्निः: Agni (the fire-god)
• अग्निः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्रुचः: ladles (sacrificial spoons)
• स्रुचः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रुच्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• अध्वरेषु: in the rites/sacrifices
• अध्वरेषु: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वर- (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रयक्षु: offer/sacrifice forth!
• प्रयक्षु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• यक्षत्: let him sacrifice / may he worship
• यक्षत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)

• अस्य: of him/this
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• महिमानम्: greatness, majesty
• महिमानम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिमन्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• अग्नेः: of Agni
• अग्नेः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally Angiras/Atharvanic attribution for Agni-yajña material (exact r̥ṣi for AV 5.27 requires recension-specific anukramaṇī confirmation).

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Mixed; predominantly triṣṭubh/jagatī-like cadence in this hymn section (meter requires full pada scansion).

Mantra Rasa

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