Rig Veda 1.19.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 19, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.19
Rishi: Kāṇva
Devata: Agni with Maruts
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ये शुभ्रा घोरवर्पसः सुक्षत्रासो रिशादसः । मरुद्भिरग्न आ गहि ॥
Transliteration
yé śubhrā́ ghóravarpasaḥ sukṣatrā́so riśā́dasaḥ | marúdbhír agne ā́ gahi ||
Translation
Come, O Agni, with the Maruts—bright, terrible in form, strong in right rule; destroyers of what harms: let their luminous might purify us and cut away the devouring impulses that obstruct the truth.
Word by Word
येwho (those who)
ये:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
शुभ्राःbright, shining
शुभ्राः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ्र (prātipadika)
घोरवर्पसःof dreadful/terrible appearance (having fierce form)
घोरवर्पसः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootघोर-वर्पस् (tatpuruṣa; prātipadika: वर्पस्)
सुक्षत्रासःhaving good dominion/power; well-protecting
सुक्षत्रासः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootसु-क्षत्र (bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa; prātipadika: क्षत्र)
रिशादसःharm-devouring; destroyers of injury/foes
रिशादसः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective/Noun (compound epithet)
Rootरिशादस् (prātipadika; from √रिश्/रिस् ‘to harm, injure’ + अदस् ‘eater’)
मरुद्भिःwith the Maruts
मरुद्भिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (prātipadika)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (prātipadika)
आhither, towards (as preverb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ (upasarga/avyaya)
गहिcome!
गहि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गच्छ्) ‘to go/come’
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