Rig Veda 5.5.1: Mandala 5, Sukta 5, Mantra 1
Sukta 5.5
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition) (RV 5.5)
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas)
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सुसमिद्धाय शोचिषे घृतं तीव्रं जुहोतन । अग्नये जातवेदसे ॥
Transliteration
súsamiddhāya śocíṣe ghṛtáṃ tīvráṃ juhotana | agnáye jā́tavedase ||
Translation
सुसमिद्धाय शोचिषे द्युतिमते ज्योतिषे तीव्रं घृतं जुहोत; जातवेदसेऽग्नये हविरिदं समर्पयत।
Word by Word
सुसमिद्धायto the well-kindled (Agni)
सुसमिद्धाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective (used substantively for Agni)
Rootसु- (उपसर्ग) + सम्- (उपसर्ग) + √इध् (दीप्तौ) → समिद्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
शोचिषेto the flame / radiance
शोचिषे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootशोचिस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘flame, radiance’)
घृतम्ghee
घृतम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक; clarified butter)
तीव्रम्strong, pungent
तीव्रम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootतीव्र (प्रातिपदिक)
जुहोतन
जुहोतन:
Root√हु (होमादाने) ; reduplicated present stem जुहो-
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