Rig Veda 5.86.6: Mandala 5, Sukta 86, Mantra 6
Sukta 5.86
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya) (Indrāgnī hymns in Maṇḍala 5 are within Atri collection)
Devata: Indra-Agni (dual)
Chandas: Jagati (likely; long cadence and repeated pāda suggest jagatī—needs syllable verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एवेन्द्राग्निभ्यामहावि हव्यं शूष्यं घृतं न पूतमद्रिभिः । ता सूरिषु श्रवो बृहद्रयिं गृणत्सु दिधृतमिषं गृणत्सु दिधृतम् ॥
Transliteration
evéndrāgní-bhyām áhāvi havyaṃ śū́ṣyaṃ ghṛtáṃ na pūtám ádri-bhiḥ | tā sūríṣu śrávo bṛhád rayíṃ gṛṇát-su didhṛtám íṣaṃ gṛṇát-su didhṛtám ||
Translation
एव इन्द्राग्निभ्याम् आहविः हव्यं शूष्यं घृतं न पूतम् अद्रिभिः। तौ सूरिषु श्रवो बृहद् रयिं च गृणत्सु दधृताम्; गृणत्सु इषं दधृताम्—दधृताम्।
Word by Word
एवindeed, just, thus
एव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
इन्द्राग्निभ्याम्to/for Indra and Agni
इन्द्राग्निभ्याम्:
Sampradāna (recipient) / Adhikaraṇa (addressed-to) (in sense of ‘to/for Indra-Agni’)
TypeNoun (dual compound)
Rootइन्द्र + अग्नि
अहाविhas been invoked / I invoked
अहावि:
Kriyā (finite verb)
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वा (ह्वयति) / Vedic aorist of √हू
हव्यम्the oblation, offering
हव्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहव्य (from √हू ‘to call/invoke’ → ‘oblation to be offered’)
शूष्यम्to be pressed; (Soma-)pressing-worthy
शूष्यम्:
Karma (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootशूष्य (adj. ‘to be pressed/expressed’; esp. Soma-juice) (from √शुष/√शूष in Vedic usage)
घृतम्ghee, clarified butter
घृतम्:
Karma (apposition/parallel to हव्यम्)
TypeNoun
Rootघृत
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
पूतम्purified
पूतम्:
Karma (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective (PPP)
Rootपूत (ppp. of √पू ‘to purify’)
अद्रिभिःwith stones (press-stones)
अद्रिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि
ताthose two (they two)
ता:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
सूरिषुamong the patrons/benefactors (sūris)
सूरिषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि
श्रवःfame, renown
श्रवः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस्
बृहत्great
बृहत्:
Karma (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत्
रयिम्wealth
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि
गृणत्सुamong those who praise
गृणत्सु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeParticiple (present act.)
Root√गॄ/गृ (present participle stem गृणत् ‘praising’)
दिधृतम्bestowed, set in place
दिधृतम्:
Karma (as qualifier: ‘bestowed/established’)
TypeVerbal adjective (kṛdanta)
Root√धृ (reduplicated perfect/PPP-like form in Vedic: ‘set/placed/established’)
इषम्refreshment, nourishment, vigor
इषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइष्/इषा
गृणत्सुamong the praisers
गृणत्सु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeParticiple (present act.)
Root√गॄ/गृ (present participle stem गृणत्)
दिधृतम्bestowed, established
दिधृतम्:
Karma (as qualifier)
TypeVerbal adjective (kṛdanta)
Root√धृ
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