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Rig Veda 5.37.3: Mandala 5, Sukta 37, Mantra 3

Sukta 5.37

Devata: Indra (approaching with chariot; bride imagery as symbolic)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires metrical verification)

वधूरियं पतिमिच्छन्त्येति य ईं वहाते महिषीमिषिराम् । आस्य श्रवस्याद्रथ आ च घोषात्पुरू सहस्रा परि वर्तयाते ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 5.37.3

vadhū́r iyáṃ pátim icchánty eti yá īṃ váhāte máhiṣīm iṣirā́m | ā́sya śravasyā́d rátha ā́ ca ghoṣāt purū́ sahásrā pári vartayāte ||

هذه العروسُ-النَّفْسُ تمضي طالبةً السيّدَ الزوج؛ وهو يحملُها—الملكةَ القويّةَ الدافعةَ (mahiṣī, iṣirā). ومن صيتِه يقتربُ المركبُ بصوته؛ آلافٌ كثيرةٌ تدورُ وتلتفُّ حوله—قوىً تتجمّعُ إلى تجلّيه الظافر.

वधूःthe bride/young wife
वधूः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवधू-
इयम्this
इयम्:
कर्तृ (वधूः इयम् = कर्तृसमासार्थे)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पतिम्husband
पतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपति-
इच्छन्तीdesiring
इच्छन्ती:
कर्तृ (वधूः) सह विशेषण
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootइष् (इच्छति)
एतिgoes/comes
एति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootइ (एति)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (वहाते इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एनम्him
एनम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (एन्-प्रयोगः)
वहातेcarries/bears
वहाते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवह्
महिषीम्the queen/consort (noble lady)
महिषीम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमहिषी-
इषिराम्vigorous/impetuous (fair, lively)
इषिराम्:
कर्म (विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootइषिरा-
आस्यof the mouth; of the face
आस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootआस् (आस्य = आस्-धातोः/आस्-प्रातिपदिकस्य रूपम्)
श्रवस्यात्from (its) famed/renowned (sound)
श्रवस्यात्:
अपादान
TypeAdjective (comparative/derivative used predicatively)
Rootश्रवस्य-
रथःthe chariot
रथः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootरथ-
आtowards, forth
आ:
(क्रियाविशेषक)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb) / particle
Rootआ
चand
च:
(समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
घोषात्from the shout/clamour
घोषात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootघोष-
पुरूmuch, many
पुरू:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeAdjective (indeclinable-like in RV usage)
Rootपुरु
सहस्राthousands
सहस्रा:
कर्म/प्रमाण (परि-वर्तयाते इत्यस्य)
TypeNumeral/Noun
Rootसहस्र-
परिaround
परि:
(क्रियाविशेषक)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb) / adverb
Rootपरि
वर्तयातेthe two turn/roll about; revolve
वर्तयाते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवृत्/वर्त् (वर्तयति caus.)

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