Rig Veda 5.13.3: Mandala 5, Sukta 13, Mantra 3
Sukta 5.13
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निर्जुषत नो गिरो होता यो मानुषेष्वा । स यक्षद्दैव्यं जनम् ॥
Transliteration
agnír juṣata no gíro hótā yó mā́nuṣeṣv ā́ | sá yakṣad daívyam jánam ||
Translation
愿阿耆尼悦纳我们的言辞——他是在众人之中为祭司（hotṛ）的那一位。愿他行祭，使神圣的诸族（诸力）得以临近，进入我们的作为之域。
Word by Word
अग्निःAgni (the fire-god)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
जुषतmay he enjoy / may he be pleased with
जुषत:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√जुष् (सेवने/प्रीतौ)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (स्वामि-सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्- (सर्वनाम)
गिरःhymns, songs, praises
गिरः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगिर्- (प्रातिपदिक)
होताthe Hotṛ-priest (invoker)
होता:
कर्तृ (अग्नेः विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन)
TypeNoun
Root√हु (यज्ञे) → होतृ- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (यः…सः-सम्बन्धे)
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम)
मानुषेषुamong men / in human (beings)
मानुषेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमानुष- (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, hither; (prefix)
आ:
(क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद्- (सर्वनाम)
यक्षत्may he worship / may he sacrifice
यक्षत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√यज् (देवपूजासंगतिकरणदानेषु) / वेदिक √यक्ष्
दैव्यंdivine
दैव्यं:
कर्म (जनम्-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदैव्य- (देव- से तद्धित)
जनम्the people/folk; (here) the divine race/host
जनम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootजन- (प्रातिपदिक)
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