Rig Veda 5.72.2: Mandala 5, Sukta 72, Mantra 2
Sukta 5.72
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya) explicitly referenced (atrivat)
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa (dual) (likely continued context of 5.72); guardians of ṛta, harmony and vast law
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
व्रतेन स्थो ध्रुवक्षेमा धर्मणा यातयज्जना । नि बर्हिषि सदतं सोमपीतये ॥
Transliteration
vraténa stho dhruvá-kṣemā dhármaṇā yātayáj-janā | ní barhíṣi sadatā́m sóma-pītaye ||
Translation
ব্রত দ্বারা তোমরা ধ্রুব-ক্ষেমে প্রতিষ্ঠিত হও—অচঞ্চল শান্তিকে স্থির করো; ধর্ম দ্বারা জনকে উচ্ছৃঙ্খলকারী প্রবৃত্তিগুলিকে সংযত করে নিয়মে রাখো। বর্হিষে আসন গ্রহণ করো, সোম-পানের জন্য।
Word by Word
व्र॒तेन॑by/with (your) vow, sacred ordinance
व्र॒तेन॑:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
स्थःyou two stand/are
स्थः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
ध्रु॒वक्षे॑माhaving firm security; firmly-protecting
ध्रु॒वक्षे॑मा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootध्रुव-क्षेम (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
धर्म॑णाby/through (cosmic) law, right order
धर्म॑णा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
यात॒यत्restraining, keeping in check
यात॒यत्:
Karma
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootयत् (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग) → यातयति
जनाःpeople, folk
जनाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown; in; (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
ब॒र्हिषि॑on the sacred grass (seat)
ब॒र्हिषि॑:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सदतम्sit down, take your seat (you two)
सदतम्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootसद् (धातु) → सीदति
सोम॑पीतयेfor Soma-drinking
सोम॑पीतये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसोम-पीति (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
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