Rig Veda 5.16.5 — Mandala 5, Sukta 16, Mantra 5
Sukta 5.16
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नू न एहि वार्यमग्ने गृणान आ भर । ये वयं ये च सूरयः स्वस्ति धामहे सचोतैधि पृत्सु नो वृधे ॥
Transliteration
nū́ na éhi vā́ryam agne gṛṇāná ā́ bhara | yé vayáṃ yé ca sū́rayaḥ svastí dhā́mahe sáco tái edhi pṛ́tsu no vṛ́dhe ||
Translation
नूनम् एहि, हे अग्ने, गृणानः अस्मान् प्रति, वार्यं वाञ्छितं समृद्धिम् आ भर। वयं च सूरयश्च ये स्वस्तिधाम धामहे—सचोतैधि अस्माभिः; पृत्सु नः वृधे अस्मासु वर्धस्व।
Word by Word
नूnow, indeed
नू:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनू (अव्यय)
नindeed, surely
न:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
एहिcome!
एहि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
वार्यम्the choice/precious (gift/wealth)
वार्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवार्य (प्रातिपदिक; √वृ/√वर् से ‘वरणीय/श्रेष्ठ/वस्तु’)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
गृणानःpraising (you), singing
गृणानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√गॄ/गृ (धातु) → गृणान (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
आhither, towards
आ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
भरbring!
भर:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (धातु)
येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वयम्we
वयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
येwho (and those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
सूरयःpatrons, nobles, chiefs
सूरयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वस्तिwell-being, welfare
स्वस्ति:
Karma
TypeNoun (benedictive) / Indeclinable-like
Rootस्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
धामहेwe establish/ordain (for ourselves)
धामहे:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√धा (धातु) → धामहे
सचोतtogether with us, in companionship
सचोत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसचोत् (अव्यय/निपात; ‘सच्’ = together + ‘उत्/ओत्’ emphatic)
एधिbe kindled; prosper!
एधि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√इध् (धातु; ‘to kindle, prosper’)
पृत्सुin battles
पृत्सु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपृत्/पृत्स् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘battle, contest’)
नःfor us / of us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
वृधेfor increase, for growth
वृधे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootवृध् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘increase, growth’)
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