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Rig Veda 2.9.5: Mandala 2, Sukta 9, Mantra 5

Sukta 2.9

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

उभयं ते न क्षीयते वसव्यं दिवेदिवे जायमानस्य दस्म । कृधि क्षुमन्तं जरितारमग्ने कृधि पतिं स्वपत्यस्य रायः ॥

ubháyaṃ te ná kṣīyate vasavyàṃ divé-dive jā́yamānasya dasma | kṛ́dhi kṣumántaṃ jaritā́ram agne kṛ́dhi pátiṃ svapátyasya rāyáḥ ||

హే దస్మ (అద్భుతకర్మీ)! నీ వసవ్య (సంపద) ద్వివిధం; అది క్షీణించదు—దినదినమూ, నీవు నిరంతరం జన్మించుచుండగా. అగ్నీ! జరితా (గాయకుడు)ను క్షుమంత (బలవంతుడు)గా చేయి; స్వపత్య (సుపుత్రత్వం) మరియు అధికారం కలిగిన రయి యొక్క పతిగా అతనిని చేయి.

उभयम्both; the twofold (wealth)
उभयम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउभय (प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you; your
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
क्षीयतेdiminishes; is exhausted
क्षीयते:
TypeVerb
Rootक्षि (क्षीयते) (धातु)
वसव्यम्wealth; that which is to be won as ‘vásu’
वसव्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक) + यत् (तद्धित)
दिवे-दिवेday by day
दिवे-दिवे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (adverbial) / Indeclinable usage
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: दिवस्/दिव)
जायमानस्यof (you) being born; as you are born (ever anew)
जायमानस्य:
Sambandha
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootजन् (धातु) → जायमान (वर्तमानकृदन्त)
दस्मO wondrous one; O marvelous (Agni)
दस्म:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootदस्म (प्रातिपदिक)
कृधिmake; do; grant
कृधि:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
क्षुमन्तम्abounding in nourishment/strength
क्षुमन्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootक्षु/क्षुम (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप् (तद्धित: -मन्त)
जरितारम्the singer; the praiser
जरितारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजरितृ (प्रातिपदिक; from √गॄ/√जर् ‘to sing/praise’ in RV usage)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
कृधिmake; appoint
कृधि:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
पतिम्lord; master
पतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वपत्यस्यof good lordship; of one’s own mastery
स्वपत्यस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootस्वपत्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘good lordship/own mastery’)
रायःof wealth; of riches
रायः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रायि (प्रातिपदिक)

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