Rig Veda 5.45.9: Mandala 5, Sukta 45, Mantra 9
Sukta 5.45
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition)
Devata: Sūrya (explicit); also Soma-falcon mythic resonance
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify metrically)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ सूर्यो यातु सप्ताश्वः क्षेत्रं यदस्योर्विया दीर्घयाथे । रघुः श्येनः पतयदन्धो अच्छा युवा कविर्दीदयद्गोषु गच्छन् ॥
Transliteration
ā́ sū́ryo yātu saptā́śvaḥ kṣétram yád asyorviyā́ dīrghayā́the | raghúḥ śyénáḥ patayad ándho ácchā yúvā kavír dī́dayad góṣu gácchan ||
Translation
সপ্তাশ্ব সূর্য তাঁর সেই ক্ষেত্রে আসুন—যা তাঁর বিস্তৃত অধিকার ও দীর্ঘ পথ। দ্রুত শ্যেন সোম-আনন্দের দিকে উড়ে যায়; যুব কবি গাভী/রশ্মির মধ্যে গমন করতে করতে দীপ্ত হয়।
Word by Word
आhither; forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
यातुlet (him) go/come
यातु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (गत्यर्थ धातु)
सप्ताश्वःhaving seven horses
सप्ताश्वः:
Kartā (सूर्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसप्ताश्व (समास: सप्त + अश्व)
क्षेत्रम्field; domain
क्षेत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which
यत्:
Karma (क्षेत्रम् इत्यस्य विशेषण-सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof him/its
अस्य:
— (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उर्वियाwith broadness; widely
उर्विया:
Karaṇa (प्रकारेण/विस्तारेण)
TypeNoun (instrumental of manner) / Adjective
Rootउर्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
दीर्घयाथेby a long course/road
दीर्घयाथे:
Karaṇa (मार्गेण/पथेना)
TypeNoun (compound) / Adjective
Rootदीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक) + याथ (प्रातिपदिक ‘path, course’)
रघुःswift
रघुः:
Kartā (श्येनस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootरघु (प्रातिपदिक)
श्येनःfalcon; hawk
श्येनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootश्येन (प्रातिपदिक)
पतयत्flew
पतयत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपत् (गत्यर्थ/पतने धातु)
अन्धःSoma-juice; draught
अन्धः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्धस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अच्छाtowards; unto
अच्छा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा (अव्यय)
युवाyoung
युवा:
Kartā (कवेर् विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootयुवन् (प्रातिपदिक)
कविःseer; sage
कविः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
दीदयत्shone; flashed
दीदयत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदीद्/दी (दीप्तौ धातु; वेदिक पुनरुक्त-आदेश)
गोषुamong the cows; in the cattle
गोषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
गच्छन्going; moving
गच्छन्:
Kartā (अनुषङ्गेण)
TypeParticiple
Rootगम् (गत्यर्थ धातु)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
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Natural Symbolism
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Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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