Rig Veda 10.115.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 115, Mantra 5
Sukta 10.115
Rishi: Kaṇva lineage (explicitly self-referential in the verse)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स इदग्निः कण्वतमः कण्वसखार्यः परस्यान्तरस्य तरुषः । अग्निः पातु गृणतो अग्निः सूरीनग्निर्ददातु तेषामवो नः ॥
Transliteration
sá íd agníḥ kaṇvátamaḥ kaṇvásakhā́ryáḥ parásyā́ntarasya tár uṣaḥ | agníḥ pātu gṛṇató agníḥ sūrī́n agnír dadātu téṣām ávo naḥ ||
Translation
स इदग्निः कण्वतमः कण्वसखार्यः परस्यान्तरस्य तरुषः। अग्निः पातु गृणतोऽग्निः सूरीनग्निर्ददातु तेषामवो नः॥
Word by Word
सःhe; that one
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed; just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात) / इद् (वैदिक निपात-रूप)
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
कण्वतमःmost Kanva-like; best friend of the Kanvas
कण्वतमः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootकण्व- + तमप् (तम)
कण्वसखार्यःthe Arya who is a friend of the Kanvas
कण्वसखार्यः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootकण्व-सखि- (समास) + आर्य (प्रातिपदिक) / आर्य- (विशेषण)
परस्यof the farther/other
परस्य:
Adhikaraṇa/सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपर- (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्तरस्यof the inner
अन्तरस्य:
Adhikaraṇa/सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअन्तर- (प्रातिपदिक)
तरुषःthe overcomer; the one who crosses/overcomes
तरुषः:
Kartā (अग्नेः विशेषण/उपाधि)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootतरुष- (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक)
अग्निःAgni
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-
पातुmay (he) protect
पातु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पाने/रक्षणे) धातु
गृणतःof the singer/praiser
गृणतः:
Karma/सम्बन्ध (object of protection; genitive in Vedic usage)
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootगृ (स्तुतौ) धातु → गृणत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
अग्निःAgni
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-
सूरीन्patrons; bountiful lords
सूरीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि- (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-
ददातुmay (he) give
ददातु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदा (दाने) धातु
तेषाम्of them; for them
तेषाम्:
Sampradāna/सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘for/of them’)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अवःhelp; protection; favor
अवः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअवस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
नःfor us; our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
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