Rig Veda 5.43.7: Mandala 5, Sukta 43, Mantra 7
Sukta 5.43
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition) (attribution for RV 5.43 generally)
Devata: Agni (with the Gharma/Tapas aspect; verse culminates in Agni as inner seat of ṛta)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable for RV 5.43; this verse fits the Trishtubh cadence)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अञ्जन्ति यं प्रथयन्तो न विप्रा वपावन्तं नाग्निना तपन्तः । पितुर्न पुत्र उपसि प्रेष्ठ आ घर्मो अग्निमृतयन्नसादि ॥
Transliteration
añjánti yáṃ pratháyanto ná víprā vapā́vantaṃ nā́gnínā tápantaḥ | pitúr ná putrá upási préṣṭha ā́ gharmó agním ṛtáyan asādi ||
Translation
诸明悟的仙圣为那火焰傅膏，使之广大；他们养育他，如养护祭品一般；又以火使那蜕变之热炽燃。犹如父亲所爱的儿子，那可亲的温热临近；确立ṛta（正律），它在我们之内的阿耆尼中安坐。
Word by Word
अञ्जन्तिthey anoint / smear
अञ्जन्ति:
क्रिया (मुख्य) / विधेय
TypeVerb
Rootअञ्ज्
यम्whom
यम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रथयन्तःspreading / making wide
प्रथयन्तः:
कर्तृ (अञ्जन्ति-कर्तृसम्बन्धी)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootप्रथ्
नlike
न:
सम्बन्ध/उपमान-चिह्न
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
विप्राःinspired sages / priests
विप्राः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र
वपावन्तम्possessing the sacrificial caul/fat (vapa)
वपावन्तम्:
कर्म (यम्-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (possessive)
Rootवपा-वत् (वपावन्त्)
नlike
न:
सम्बन्ध/उपमान-चिह्न
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अग्निनाwith fire
अग्निना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
तपन्तःheating / burning
तपन्तः:
कर्तृ (अञ्जन्ति-कर्तृसम्बन्धी)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootतप्
पितुःof the father
पितुः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
नlike
न:
सम्बन्ध/उपमान-चिह्न
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
पुत्रःa son
पुत्रः:
कर्तृ (आसादि-कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
उपसिin the lap / on the bosom
उपसि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootउपस्
प्रेष्ठःdearest
प्रेष्ठः:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम् (पुत्रः)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रेष्ठ (प्र-इष्ठ, अतिशय-तुल्य)
आtowards / unto
आ:
क्रियाविशेषण (आसादि)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ
घर्मःthe hot drink / heated offering (gharma)
घर्मः:
कर्तृ (आसादि)
TypeNoun
Rootघर्म
अग्निम्Agni / fire
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
ऋतयन्acting according to ṛta / keeping to cosmic order
ऋतयन्:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम् (घर्मः)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootऋतय् (ऋत + य)
असादिsat down / came to / approached
असादि:
क्रिया (मुख्य)
TypeVerb
Rootसद् (उपसर्गः: आ-)
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