Rig Veda 5.52.17 — Mandala 5, Sukta 52, Mantra 17
Sukta 5.52
Rishi: Atri (Atraya tradition) — commonly associated with Mandala 5 hymns
Devata: Maruts (givers of rādhas; donors of light and force)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable for RV 5.52; verse-level confirmation recommended)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सप्त मे सप्त शाकिन एकमेका शता ददुः । यमुनायामधि श्रुतमुद्राधो गव्यं मृजे नि राधो अश्व्यं मृजे ॥
Transliteration
saptá me saptá śākína ékam-ekā śatá daduḥ | yamúnāyām ádhi śrutám úd rā́dho gávyam mṛje ní rā́dho aśvyám mṛje ||
Translation
সাত এবং সাত শক্তিমান সত্তা আমাকে—প্রত্যেকে শতগুণ করে—দান দিল। যমুনার তীরে, যা ‘শ্রুত’ (সত্য-শ্রুত) তার ভিত্তিতে, আমি দীপ্ত গব্যম্ (গো-সম্পদ)-এর বর উত্থিত/জাগ্রত করি; এবং অশ্ব্য (অশ্ব-শক্তি)-এর বর নিজের অন্তরে স্থাপন করি।
Word by Word
सप्तseven
सप्त:
विशेषण (संख्या-विशेषण) — ‘मे’ इत्यस्य सह
TypeNoun (Numeral)
Rootसप्तन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
मेof me / my
मे:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सप्तseven
सप्त:
विशेषण (संख्या-विशेषण) — ‘शाकिनः’ इत्यस्य सह
TypeNoun (Numeral)
Rootसप्तन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
शाकिनःthe able/strong ones
शाकिनः:
कर्तृ (ददुः इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootशाकिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘शक्’ धातोः शक्तिमान्/समर्थः इत्यर्थे)
एकम्one
एकम्:
कर्म (ददुः)
TypeNoun (Numeral)
Rootएक (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
एकाone (single)
एका:
विशेषण (शता इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective (Numeral)
Rootएक (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
शताa hundred
शता:
कर्तृ (ददुः) — ‘एका शता’ = ‘one hundred’
TypeNoun (Numeral)
Rootशत (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
ददुःthey gave
ददुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु) ‘to give’
यमुनायाम्in/on the Yamunā
यमुनायाम्:
अधिकरण (स्थान) — ‘यमुनायाम्’
TypeNoun
Rootयमुना (नदी-नाम; प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon / over
अधि:
अधिकरण-सम्बन्धे सहायकम्
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
श्रुतम्heard / famed
श्रुतम्:
कर्म/विषय (श्रुतम् = ‘heard/renowned thing’)
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootश्रु (धातु) → श्रुत (कृत्-प्रातिपदिक; PPP)
उत्up / out
उत्:
क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग (मृजे)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
राधःbounty / gift
राधः:
कर्म (मृजे)
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘gift, bounty, wealth’)
गव्यम्bovine / of cattle
गव्यम्:
विशेषण (राधः)
TypeAdjective
Rootगव्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘from cows, bovine; cattle-wealth’)
मृजेI obtain / I make (for myself)
मृजे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootमृज् (धातु) ‘to wipe/clean; to make bright; to win/obtain (Vedic)’
निdown / fully
नि:
क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग (मृजे)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
राधःbounty / gift
राधः:
कर्म (मृजे)
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्व्यम्equine / of horses
अश्व्यम्:
विशेषण (राधः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअश्व्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘equine; consisting of horses; horse-wealth’)
मृजेI obtain / I make (for myself)
मृजे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootमृज् (धातु)
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