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Rig Veda 5.26.1: Mandala 5, Sukta 26, Mantra 1

Sukta 5.26

Rishi: Atri (Ātreya) (Mandala 5 Agni hymns generally Ātreya; verify per Anukramaṇī for RV 5.26)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gayatri (likely for RV 5.26 opening; verify by syllable count)

अग्ने पावक रोचिषा मन्द्रया देव जिह्वया । आ देवान्वक्षि यक्षि च ॥

ágne pāvaka rocíṣā mandráyā deva jihváyā | ā́ devā́n vakṣi yákṣi ca ||

ఓ అగ్నే, పావకా! నీ రోచిషా (దీప్తి)తోను, మంద్రా దేవ-జిహ్వా (ఆనందమయ దివ్య జిహ్వ)తోను—దేవులను ఇక్కడికి వాహించు; అలాగే వారికి యజ్ (యజ్ఞార్పణ) చేయు—అంతర్యాగాన్ని సిద్ధింపజేయు.

अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक) < PIE *h₁n̥gʷnis
पावकO purifier
पावक:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective used as epithet (vocative)
Rootपू (धातु) → पावक- (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; ‘purifying’)
रोचिषाwith (your) radiance
रोचिषा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootरोचिस्- (प्रातिपदिक) < √रुच् ‘to shine’
मन्द्रयाwith the gladdening
मन्द्रया:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘gladdening/pleasant’)
देवO god
देव:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक) < √दिव् ‘to shine’
जिह्वयाwith (your) tongue
जिह्वया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootजिह्वा- (प्रातिपदिक)
hither; forth
:
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/particle)
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
वक्षिconvey (bring)
वक्षि:
TypeVerb
Root√वह् ‘to carry, convey’ (वेदिक रूप: वक्षि)
यक्षिworship; perform sacrifice
यक्षि:
TypeVerb
Root√यज् ‘to worship, sacrifice’ (वेदिक लोट्: यक्षि)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)

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