Rig Veda 8.5.39: Mandala 8, Sukta 5, Mantra 39
Sukta 8.5
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇva lineage; RV 8.5 context)
Devata: Aśvinau (hymn context; verse speaks of patrons/peoples in praise-frame)
Chandas: Jagatī (likely; extended cadence)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
माकिरेना पथा गाद्येनेमे यन्ति चेदयः । अन्यो नेत्सूरिरोहते भूरिदावत्तरो जनः ॥
Transliteration
mā́kir enā́ pathā́ gādyéna imé yánti cedáyaḥ | anyó nét sūrír óhate bhūridā́vattaro jánáḥ ||
Translation
لا يَسْلُكَنَّ أحدٌ هذا السبيل—سبيلَ استعراضِ الغناء فحسب؛ فهؤلاء القَيْديّون يسيرون في طريقٍ آخر. لا راعِيَ (sūri) يعلو عليهم حقًّا: إنهم القومُ الأوفرُ عطاءً—صورةُ حركةِ النفسِ القويمة التي تختارُ المسلكَ الحقَّ للزيادة.
Word by Word
माnot / do not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
किःanyone (someone)
किः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एनाby this / by such
एना:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootएना (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; एतद्-सम्बद्ध)
पथाby the path / by way
पथा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपथ् (प्रातिपदिक ‘पथ’)
गाद्येनby the ‘gādya’ way (a particular course/track)
गाद्येन:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootगाद्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘गाद्य’ = गमन/गाथा-सम्बद्ध, वेदिक)
इमेthese
इमे:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यन्तिgo / proceed
यन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
चेत्if / even if
चेत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचिद्/चेत् (निपात; शर्त/अपि)
एदयःthe impetuous ones / movers (a class of beings/men)
एदयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootएद (प्रातिपदिक; वेदिक ‘एद’ = गति/उत्साह/आवेग-सम्बद्ध)
अन्यःanother / someone else
अन्यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध) अव्यय
इत्indeed / just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात; एव/खलु)
सूरिःpatron / lord (generous chief)
सूरिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
ओहतेdrives/ushers (forward)
ओहते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootऊह्/वह् (धातु; वेदिक ‘ओहते’ < √वह्/√ऊह् ‘to bring/drive/lead’)
भूरिदावत्-तरःmore bountiful-giving / more generous
भूरिदावत्-तरः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootभूरिदावत् (बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय; ‘भूरि’ + ‘दावत्’ < √दा ‘to give’)
जनःpeople / a man (folk)
जनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
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