Rig Veda 5.12.3: Mandala 5, Sukta 12, Mantra 3
Sukta 5.12
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (RV 5.12)
Devata: Agni (as R̥ta-moving; also as ṛtu-pā, keeper of right times)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कया नो अग्न ऋतयन्नृतेन भुवो नवेदा उचथस्य नव्यः । वेदा मे देव ऋतुपा ऋतूनां नाहं पतिं सनितुरस्य रायः ॥
Transliteration
káyā no agne ṛtáyan ṛténa bhúvo návedā ucáthasya návyaḥ | véda me devá ṛtu-pā́ ṛtūnā́ṃ nā́haṃ pátiṃ sanitúr asyá rāyáḥ ||
Translation
ఓ అగ్నీ, ఏ మార్గంలో—ఋతం చేత ఋతంలో చలిస్తూ—నీవు మా కొరకు స్తోత్రస్య సదా-నవీన వేదకుడవు అవుతావు? దేవుడు, ఋతుపా—ఋతువుల పాలకుడు—నాకు ఋతువులను తెలుసు; కానీ ఈ సిద్ధి-సంపద ధనానికి అధిపతిని నేను ఇంకా పొందలేదు.
Word by Word
कयाby which? (by what means?)
कया:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun/Interrogative adjective
Rootक (किम्-प्रातिपदिक) + या (स्त्री)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि
ऋतयन्upholding/ordering according to ṛta
ऋतयन्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक) + य (यत्) → ऋतयन्
ऋतेनwith ṛta (cosmic order/truth)
ऋतेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootऋत
भुवःbe (become)!
भुवः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootभू
नवेदाःnew-knowing / newly wise
नवेदाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootनव + इद (इद्/विद् ‘to know’ in Vedic compound) → नवेदाः
उचथस्यof the hymn/chant
उचथस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootउचथ
नव्यःnew, fresh
नव्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootनव्य
वेदाःknows
वेदाः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
मेof me / for me
मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
देवःthe god
देवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
ऋतुपाःguardian of seasons/rites
ऋतुपाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Agent
Rootऋतु + पा (पा ‘to protect’) → ऋतुपा
ऋतूनाम्of the seasons/ritual times
ऋतूनाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootऋतु
नnot
न:
—
TypeParticle
Rootन
अहम्I
अहम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
पतिम्lord, master
पतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपति
सनितुःof the winner/gainer
सनितुः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootसनि (√सन्/सन् ‘to gain, win’) → सनितृ
अस्यof this (one)
अस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
रायःof wealth, riches
रायः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/राय (रे/रि) ‘wealth’
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