Rig Veda 1.25.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 25, Mantra 5

Sukta 1.25

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha Maitrāvaruṇi

Devata: Varuṇa

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

कदा क्षत्रश्रियं नरमा वरुणं करामहे । मृळीकायोरुचक्षसम् ॥

Transliteration

kadā́ kṣatrá-śriyaṃ náram ā́ váruṇaṃ karāmahe | mṛḷīkāyórú-cákṣasam ||

Translation

কেতিয়া আমি ঋত-সত্যৰ ৰাজসিক অধিপত্যত স্থিত হ’বলৈ, মৃলীকা (কৃপা)-ৰ বাবে, বিস্তৃত-দৰ্শী সেই বৰুণক—ক্ষত্ৰশ্ৰী (সাৰ্বভৌম দীপ্তি)-ৰ বলবান আত্মাক—নিকটলৈ আনিম?

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Word by Word

• कदा: when?
• कदा: Adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदा (प्रश्नाव्यय)

• क्षत्रश्रियम्: royal glory / sovereign splendor
• क्षत्रश्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: क्षत्रश्री (क्षत्र + श्री)

• नरम्: the man; (here) the lord/hero
• नरम्: Karma (apposition to वरुणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर

• आ: unto, towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• वरुणम्: Varuṇa
• वरुणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (proper name)
• Root: वरुण

• करामहे: we make / we would do; we would bring about
• करामहे: — (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (डुकृञ् करणे)

• मृळीकाय: for mercy, for graciousness
• मृळीकाय: Sampradāna (purpose/for)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृळीक (न.)

• उरुचक्षसम्: wide-seeing, far-seeing
• उरुचक्षसम्: Karma (qualifier of वरुणम्)
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: उरुचक्षस् (उरु + चक्षस्)