Rig Veda 5.31.13: Mandala 5, Sukta 31, Mantra 13
Sukta 5.31
Rishi: Atri Bhauma (Ātreya) (traditional for RV 5.31)
Devata: Indra (addressed as amṛta, deathless power)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ये चाकनन्त चाकनन्त नू ते मर्ता अमृत मो ते अंह आरन् । वावन्धि यज्यूँरुत तेषु धेह्योजो जनेषु येषु ते स्याम ॥
Transliteration
yé cā́kananta cā́kananta nū́ te mártā amṛta mó te áṃha ā́ran | vāvándhi yájyūṃr utá téṣu dhehy ójo jáneṣu yéṣu te syā́ma ||
Translation
يا أيّها الخالد، أولئك البشر الفانون الذين ابتهجوا بك والذين يبتهجون بك الآن—فلا تدع أذاكَ يقترب منهم. قوِّ العابدين، واغرس قوّتك في تلك الشعوب التي نودّ أن نكون لك بينها.
Word by Word
येwho (those who)
ये:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चाकनन्तhave been pleased / have desired
चाकनन्त:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकन्/कण् (धातु; ‘to be pleased/satisfied, to desire’)
चाकनन्तhave been pleased (again; emphatic repetition)
चाकनन्त:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकन्/कण् (धातु)
नुnow, indeed
नु:
सम्बन्ध/निपात
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मर्ताःmortals
मर्ताः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृतO Immortal (one)
अमृत:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative use) / Adjective
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
माdo not
मा:
निषेध
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध-निपात)
तेyour
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अंहःdistress, sin, harm
अंहः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअंहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
आरन्may they not reach/attain
आरन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootऋ (धातु; ‘to go, to reach’)
वावन्धिstrengthen! make firm!
वावन्धि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवन्ध्/वन्द् (धातु; ‘to strengthen, to make firm’)
यज्यूँःthe sacrificers
यज्यूँः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्यु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘sacrificer/ritualist’)
उतand also
उत:
सम्बन्ध/निपात
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
तेषुamong/in those
तेषु:
अधिकरण
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धेहिplace! bestow!
धेहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु; ‘to place, to put’)
ओजःstrength, vigor
ओजः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
जनेषुamong the peoples
जनेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
येषुin which (among whom)
येषु:
अधिकरण
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु; ‘to be’)
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