Rig Veda 5.16.3 — Mandala 5, Sukta 16, Mantra 3
Sukta 5.16
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha-gotra tradition for RV 5)
Devata: Agni (as Maghavan/bountiful, the growing flame of will and illumination)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; RV 5.16 predominantly Triṣṭubh)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्य स्तोमे मघोनः सख्ये वृद्धशोचिषः । विश्वा यस्मिन्तुविष्वणि समर्ये शुष्ममादधुः ॥
Transliteration
ásya stóme maghónaḥ sakhyé vṛ́ddha-śociṣaḥ | viśvā́ yásmin tuvi-sváṇi sám aryé śúṣmam ādadhuḥ ||
Translation
अस्य स्तोमे मघोनः सख्ये वृद्धशोचिषः शक्तयः—यस्मिन् तुविष्वणि आर्ये समर्ये—विश्वाः शुष्मं समादधुः, यथा अन्तर्बलवान् वीरः युद्धाय आवश्यकं शुष्मं धारयेत्।
Word by Word
अस्यof this (one); of him/it
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमेin/at the hymn of praise
स्तोमे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
मघोनःof the bountiful one (Maghavan)
मघोनः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्रादि-विशेषण)
सख्येin friendship; in companionship
सख्ये:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
वृद्धशोचिषःof him whose radiance is grown/strengthened
वृद्धशोचिषः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective (compound epithet)
Rootवृद्ध-शोचिस् (समास; वृद्ध + शोचिस्)
विश्वाall (things)
विश्वा:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
यस्मिन्in whom; in which
यस्मिन्:
अधिकारण
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तुविष्वणिO loud-roaring/strong-sounding one
तुविष्वणि:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective/Vocative epithet
Rootतुवि-स्वनिन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
समर्येin battle; in conflict
समर्ये:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootसमर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
शुष्मम्might; impetuous strength
शुष्मम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशुष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
आदधुःthey have placed/put; they have bestowed
आदधुः:
(अकर्मक-प्रयोगे) कर्ता = अनिर्दिष्टाः (ते)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
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