Rig Veda 5.84.2: Mandala 5, Sukta 84, Mantra 2

Sukta 5.84

Rishi: Atri (probable for nearby hymns in Mandala 5; exact attribution for 5.84 requires hymn-level confirmation)

Devata: Uncertain from isolated verse; likely a roaming luminous/storm-related power (possibly Vāta/Marut-associated or a named feminine/epithet ‘Arjunī’)

Chandas: Gāyatrī (verse appears shorter; likely gāyatrī-like rather than triṣṭubh)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

स्तोमासस्त्वा विचारिणि प्रति ष्टोभन्त्यक्तुभिः । प्र या वाजं न हेषन्तं पेरुमस्यस्यर्जुनि ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 5.84.2

Transliteration

stómāsas tvā vicāriṇi práti stobhanty aktúbhiḥ | prá yā́ vā́jaṃ ná héṣantaṃ pérum asyasy arjuni ||

Translation

تتجاوبُ لكَ الأناشيدُ، أيّها الجَوّال، بأعمالِ الليل؛ أنتَ الذي تدفعُ إلى الأمامِ فيضَ القوّة، صاهلًا كالجوادِ المُسَرَّج—يا أرجوني، يا قدرةً سريعةً مُشرِقة.

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Word by Word

• स्तोमासः: hymns, praises
• स्तोमासः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोम (prātipadika)

• त्वा: you (as object)
• त्वा: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• विचारिणि: O roaming/wandering one
• विचारिणि: सम्बोधन
• Type: Adjective (vocative epithet)
• Root: वि-चर् (dhātu) → विचारिन् (kṛdanta/prātipadika)

• प्रति: towards, in response to
• प्रति: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (upasarga/avyaya)

• ष्टोभन्ति: they chant/praise
• ष्टोभन्ति: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तुभ् (dhātu) [Vedic: स्तोभ/ष्टोभ ‘to praise, chant’]

• अक्तुभिः: with nights / at night-times
• अक्तुभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्तु (prātipadika)

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga/avyaya)

• या: who/which (she)
• या: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun (relative)
• Root: यद् (relative pronoun) → या

• वाजम्: prize, strength, booty
• वाजम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज (prātipadika)

• न: like, as
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (avyaya)

• हेषन्तम्: neighing, whinnying
• हेषन्तम्: विशेषण (वाजम्) / कर्म
• Type: Participle (adjectival)
• Root: हेष् (dhātu) → हेषन्त् (present participle)

• पेरुम्: a ‘Pēru’ (proper name/rare Vedic term; often taken as a swift one/steed-name)
• पेरुम्: कर्म (गम्य/प्राप्य-वस्तु) अथवा उपमान
• Type: Noun
• Root: पेरु (prātipadika; Vedic, rare)

• अस्य: of him/this
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (sarvanāma-prātipadika) → अस्य

• अस्य: of him/this
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (sarvanāma-prātipadika) → अस्य

• अर्जुनि: O Arjuna (the bright/white one; epithet/proper name)
• अर्जुनि: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (vocative epithet)
• Root: अर्जुन (prātipadika)