Rig Veda 5.26.4: Mandala 5, Sukta 26, Mantra 4
Sukta 5.26
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya) (Mandala 5 Agni hymns generally Ātreya; verify per Anukramaṇī for RV 5.26)
Devata: Agni (with the Viśve Devāḥ invoked as accompanying powers)
Chandas: Gayatri (likely for RV 5.26 opening; verify by syllable count)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्ने विश्वेभिरा गहि देवेभिर्हव्यदातये । होतारं त्वा वृणीमहे ॥
Transliteration
agné viśvébhir ā́ gahi devébhir havyádātaye | hótāraṃ tvā vṛṇīmahe ||
Translation
O Agni, come here with all the divine Powers, to the giving of the offering; thee we choose as our priest of the call, the one who summons the gods within us.
Word by Word
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (address)
Rootअग्नि-
विश्वेभिःwith all (the gods)
विश्वेभिः:
सह/करण (सहचर्य-करणम्)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व-
आhither, towards (us)
आ:
दिशा/प्रवृत्ति-निर्देशक (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ
गहिcome
गहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
देवेभिःwith the gods
देवेभिः:
सह/करण (सहचर्य-करणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव-
हव्यदातयेfor the giving/presentation of the oblation
हव्यदातये:
सम्प्रदान (प्रयोजन/अर्थे दत्तिः)
TypeNoun (purpose/dative)
Rootहव्यदाति- (हव्य + दाति)
होतारम्the Hotṛ-priest (invoker)
होतारम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ-
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्-
वृणीमहेwe choose
वृणीमहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवृ (वृणुते) / √वृ (चयनार्थे)
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