Rig Veda 5.25.5: Mandala 5, Sukta 25, Mantra 5
Sukta 5.25
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निस्तुविश्रवस्तमं तुविब्रह्माणमुत्तमम् । अतूर्तं श्रावयत्पतिं पुत्रं ददाति दाशुषे ॥
Transliteration
agnís tuviśrávastamaṃ tuví-brahmāṇam ut-tamáṃ | atū́rtaṃ śrāvayát-patiṃ putráṃ dadāti dāśúṣe ||
Translation
अग्निर्दाशुषे पुत्रं ददाति—तुविश्रवस्तमं तुविब्रह्माणमुत्तमम्; अतूर्तं श्रावयत्पतिं।
Word by Word
अग्निःAgni (the fire-god)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
तुbut/indeed
तु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
विश्रवस्तमम्most renowned, of widest fame
विश्रवस्तमम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्रवस्- (प्रातिपदिक) + तमप् (तम-प्रत्यय)
तुविब्रह्माणम्abounding in sacred power/prayer; very mighty in brahman
तुविब्रह्माणम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतुवि- (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद ‘बहु/अति’) + ब्रह्मन्- (प्रातिपदिक) → तुविब्रह्मन्-
उत्तमम्highest, best
उत्तमम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘उद्’ + तम)
अतूर्तम्unovercome, unconquered
अतूर्तम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ- (निषेध) + तूर्त- (कृदन्त/विशेषण; √तुर्/तॄ ‘to overcome, surpass’)
श्रावयत्पतिम्the lord who makes (others) hear; the proclaimed lord
श्रावयत्पतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (with adjectival participle as first member)
Rootश्रावयत्- (कृदन्त; causative present participle of √श्रु ‘to hear’ → श्रावयति ‘causes to hear/proclaims’) + पति-
पुत्रम्a son
पुत्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
ददातिgives
ददाति:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√दा (दाने)
दाशुषेto the worshipper/offerer
दाशुषे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (agent/participle used substantively)
Rootदाशुष्- (कृदन्त; perfect participle/agent-noun from √दाश्/दश् ‘to worship, offer’)
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