Rig Veda 5.16.4: Mandala 5, Sukta 16, Mantra 4
Sukta 5.16
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अधा ह्यग्न एषां सुवीर्यस्य मंहना । तमिद्यह्वं न रोदसी परि श्रवो बभूवतुः ॥
Transliteration
adhā́ hy agne eṣā́ṃ su-vī́ryasya maṃhánā | tám íd yahváṃ ná rodasī́ pári śrávo babhūvatuḥ ||
Translation
Nguni't ngayon, O Agni, sa kanilang mapagbigay na pagbubuhos ng tunay na kapangyarihang bayani, ang mabilis na umaakyat na Liwanag ay nagiging katanyagan na nakapalibot sa Langit at Lupa, isang natupad na pag-alingawngaw ng gawain.
Word by Word
अधाthen, thereafter
अधा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक) अथ/अध
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
एषाम्of these (men/people)
एषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुवीर्यस्यof good heroism/valour
सुवीर्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसु-वीर्य (वीर्य)
मंहनाby (your) bounty/generosity
मंहना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमंहना (मंह्/महि ‘to be great, to bestow’ से भाव/करण-नाम)
तत्that
तत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इत्just, indeed
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
यह्वम्the mighty/holy (one)
यह्वम्:
कर्म (तत् का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootयह्व (प्रातिपदिक; ‘यज्/याह्’ से—पूजनीय/वेगवान्/उन्नत)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-निपात)
रोदसीthe two worlds (Heaven and Earth)
रोदसी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक; ‘रोदस्’)
परिaround, all around
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
श्रवःfame, renown
श्रवः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस्
बभूवतुःthey two became
बभूवतुः:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू
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