Rig Veda 5.16.3: Mandala 5, Sukta 16, Mantra 3
Sukta 5.16
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha-gotra tradition for RV 5)
Devata: Agni (as Maghavan/bountiful, the growing flame of will and illumination)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; RV 5.16 predominantly Triṣṭubh)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्य स्तोमे मघोनः सख्ये वृद्धशोचिषः । विश्वा यस्मिन्तुविष्वणि समर्ये शुष्ममादधुः ॥
Transliteration
ásya stóme maghónaḥ sakhyé vṛ́ddha-śociṣaḥ | viśvā́ yásmin tuvi-sváṇi sám aryé śúṣmam ādadhuḥ ||
Translation
اس تصدیقی گیت میں، سخاوت کرنے والے کی دوستی میں، بڑھتی ہوئی شعلے کی طاقتیں وسیع گونجنے والے آریہ میں اپنی ساری قوت جمع کرتی ہیں, تاکہ اندرونی ہیرو جنگ کے لیے ضروری طاقت اٹھا سکے۔
Word by Word
अस्यof this (one); of him/it
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमेin/at the hymn of praise
स्तोमे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
मघोनःof the bountiful one (Maghavan)
मघोनः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्रादि-विशेषण)
सख्येin friendship; in companionship
सख्ये:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
वृद्धशोचिषःof him whose radiance is grown/strengthened
वृद्धशोचिषः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective (compound epithet)
Rootवृद्ध-शोचिस् (समास; वृद्ध + शोचिस्)
विश्वाall (things)
विश्वा:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
यस्मिन्in whom; in which
यस्मिन्:
अधिकारण
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तुविष्वणिO loud-roaring/strong-sounding one
तुविष्वणि:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective/Vocative epithet
Rootतुवि-स्वनिन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
समर्येin battle; in conflict
समर्ये:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootसमर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
शुष्मम्might; impetuous strength
शुष्मम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशुष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
आदधुःthey have placed/put; they have bestowed
आदधुः:
(अकर्मक-प्रयोगे) कर्ता = अनिर्दिष्टाः (ते)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
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