Rig Veda 2.5.7: Mandala 2, Sukta 5, Mantra 7
Sukta 2.5
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Agni (and the priestly powers under Rita; implicit Svah as higher plane invoked)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स्वः स्वाय धायसे कृणुतामृत्विगृत्विजम् । स्तोमं यज्ञं चादरं वनेमा ररिमा वयम् ॥
Transliteration
sváḥ svā́ya dhā́yase kṛṇutā́m ṛtvíg ṛtvíjam | stómaṃ yajñáṃ cā́daraṃ vanémā rarimā́ vayám ||
Translation
愿天界之力（svah）为自身之所依，成就那在祭司（ṛtvij）之中的正当ṛtvij。愿我们赢得颂歌与祭献，并得相称的欢悦；愿我们在如实的交换中成为施与者。
Word by Word
स्वःin heaven; aloft
स्वः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वर् (प्रातिपदिक) / स्वः (निपात-स्वरूप)
स्वायfor oneself; to one’s own
स्वाय:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootस्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) अथवा स्व (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
धायसेfor support; for sustaining
धायसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootधा (धातु) → धायस् (कृदन्त/नामधातु-आधार)
कृणुताम्let (the two) make/perform
कृणुताम्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
ऋत्विग्the officiating priest
ऋत्विग्:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootऋतु + विज्/विग् (प्रातिपदिक: ऋत्विज्)
ऋत्विजम्the officiating priest (as object)
ऋत्विजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋत्विज् (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमम्hymn of praise
स्तोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञम्sacrifice; worship
यज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
आदरम्reverence; respectful attention
आदरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआदर (प्रातिपदिक)
वनेमmay we obtain
वनेम:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootवन् (धातु) / वन (धातु: ‘to win, gain’)
ररिमाwe have given; we offer
ररिमा:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootरा (धातु ‘to give’) → ररि- (वेद. परिपूर्ण/इच्छार्थक)
वयम्we
वयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
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