Rig Veda 1.5.1: Mandala 1, Sukta 5, Mantra 1
Sukta 1.5
Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (traditional attribution for RV 1.1–1.11; RV 1.5 commonly within this attribution)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 pādas of 8 syllables typical for this Indra hymn section)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ त्वेता नि षीदतेन्द्रमभि प्र गायत । सखायः स्तोमवाहसः ॥
Transliteration
ā tvetā́ ní ṣī́daténdram abhí prá gā́yata | sakhā́yaḥ stóma-vāhasaḥ ||
Translation
Come then—sit down here; sing forth toward Indra. O companions who bear the hymn, bring forward the force of the chant so the Power may take his seat within us.
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
त्वेin/at you
त्वे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootत्वम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ताthose (things/words)
ता:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
निdown, in
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सीदतेsits down, takes seat
सीदते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (सीदति) ‘उपवेशन/निवेशन’
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
गाय॑तsing (you all)!
गाय॑त:
—
TypeVerb
Root√गै/√गा (गायति) ‘स्तुति/गान’
सखायःcompanions, friends
सखायः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमवाहसःhymn-bearing (bearers of praise)
स्तोमवाहसः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (substantival epithet)
Rootस्तोम-वाहस् (समास; स्तोम ‘hymn’ + √वह् ‘to carry’ → वाहस् ‘bearing’)
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