Rig Veda 5.65.1: Mandala 5, Sukta 65, Mantra 1
Sukta 5.65
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Mitra–Varuṇa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यश्चिकेत स सुक्रतुर्देवत्रा स ब्रवीतु नः । वरुणो यस्य दर्शतो मित्रो वा वनते गिरः ॥
Transliteration
yáś cikéta sá sukrátur devatrā́ sá bravītu naḥ | váruṇo yásya darśató mitró vā vánate gíraḥ ||
Translation
مَن كان يعلم حقًّا، فليتكلّم إلينا—ذو الإرادة المضيئة—على النهج المتّجه إلى الآلهة: ذاك الذي رؤيتُه فارونا، أو مِترا الذي يَظفَرُ بكلماتِ إلهامِنا.
Word by Word
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चिindeed, even
चि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचिद् (निपात)
केतhas perceived/knows
केत:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootचित् (धातु) → केत (वेदिक 2/3 एकवचन injunctive/imperf.-type form) अथवा √केत्/√चित् ‘to notice, perceive’
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुक्रतुःof good resolve/wise
सुक्रतुः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
देवत्राamong/with the gods; god-ward
देवत्रा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदेव + -त्रा (अव्ययीभाव/तद्धित-अव्यय)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रवीतुlet him speak
ब्रवीतु:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दर्शतःof beautiful appearance / splendid
दर्शतः:
Sambandha (विशेषण-सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootदर्शत (प्रातिपदिक) < √दृश् ‘to see’ (कृदन्त-विशेषण)
मित्रःMitra
मित्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
वनतेwins/obtains; takes delight in
वनते:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootवन्/वन् (धातु) ‘to win, gain, like, seek’
गिरःsongs, hymns
गिरः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
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