Rig Veda 5.52.4: Mandala 5, Sukta 52, Mantra 4
Sukta 5.52
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition) (traditional ascription for RV 5.52)
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs pada-count confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मरुत्सु वो दधीमहि स्तोमं यज्ञं च धृष्णुया । विश्वे ये मानुषा युगा पान्ति मर्त्यं रिषः ॥
Transliteration
marútsu vo dadhīmahi stómaṃ yajñáṃ ca dhṛ́ṣṇu-yā́ | víśve ye mā́nuṣā yugā́ pā́nti mártyaṃ ríṣaḥ ||
Translation
بين الماروت نُقيم لكم ترنيمتنا وقرابينَنا (يَجْنَا) بقوّةٍ جريئة—أولئك الذين عبر كلّ عصور البشر يَحرسون الفاني من الأذى.
Word by Word
मरुत्सुamong the Maruts
मरुत्सु:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
वःfor you / of you
वः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दधीमहिwe place / we establish
दधीमहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु) < दधा- (परस्मै/आत्मनेपद-प्रयोगः)
स्तोमम्a hymn of praise
स्तोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञम्a sacrifice
यज्ञम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
धृष्णुयाwith bold/impetuous (power)
धृष्णुया:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootधृष्णु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘धृष्’ धातु-सम्बद्ध)
विश्वेall (those)
विश्वे:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
येwho
ये:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मानुषाhuman
मानुषा:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootमानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
युगाgenerations/ages
युगा:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयुग (प्रातिपदिक)
पान्तिprotect
पान्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु) ‘पालने’
मर्त्यम्the mortal (man)
मर्त्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
रिषःfrom harm/injury
रिषः:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootरिष् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘हानि/क्षति’)
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