Rig Veda 8.79.5: Mandala 8, Sukta 79, Mantra 5
Sukta 8.79
Devata: Soma
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अर्थिनो यन्ति चेदर्थं गच्छानिद्ददुषो रातिम् । ववृज्युस्तृष्यतः कामम् ॥
Transliteration
arthíno yánti céd árthaṃ gácchān íd dádúṣo rātím | vavṛ́jyus tṛ́ṣyataḥ kā́mam ||
Translation
إذا مضى الطالِبون يلتمسون غايتهم، بلغوا عطيّةَ المُعطي؛ وتُصرَفُ الشهوةُ العطشى عن عَوَزِها فتجدُ رِضاها الحقّ.
Word by Word
अर्थिनःseekers (of gain), petitioners
अर्थिनः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootअर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक; अर्थ + -इन्)
यन्तिthey go
यन्ति:
कर्तृ-क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
चेत्if
चेत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचेत् (निपात)
अर्थम्gain, purpose, desired object
अर्थम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
गच्छgo!
गच्छ:
आज्ञा-क्रिया
TypeVerb (imperative)
Rootगम् (धातु)
अनिद्ददुषःof the non-giver, of one who does not give
अनिद्ददुषः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective (negated participial form)
Rootददुष् (कृदन्त; √दा ‘देणे’ का परिपूर्ण/भूतकृदन्त ‘ददुष्’)
रातिम्a gift, bounty
रातिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootराति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘gift, giving’)
ववृज्युःthey have turned away / they avoided
ववृज्युः:
कर्तृ-क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवृज् (धातु; ‘to turn away/avoid’)
तृष्यतःof the thirsty one, of the one who longs
तृष्यतः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootतृष् (धातु) → तृष्यत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
कामम्desire, wish
कामम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकाम (प्रातिपदिक)
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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