Rig Veda 10.39.5 — Mandala 10, Sukta 39, Mantra 5
Sukta 10.39
Devata: Aśvins (Nāsatyā)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पुराणा वां वीर्या प्र ब्रवा जनेऽथो हासथुर्भिषजा मयोभुवा । ता वां नु नव्याववसे करामहेऽयं नासत्या श्रदरिर्यथा दधत् ॥
Transliteration
purāṇā́ vām vīryā̀ prá bravā jáne 'thó ha āsathuḥ bhiṣájā mayó-bhuvā | tā́ vām nú návyāv ávase karāmahe 'yáṃ nāsatyā śrád arír yáthā dádhat ||
Translation
I proclaim to men your ancient heroic powers; thus indeed you have been healers who bring joy. Those same powers, ever new, we now shape into help—so that here the Nāsatyas may place faith in the offering-force that gives itself truly.
Word by Word
पुराणाancient, of old
पुराणा:
कर्म (ब्रवीमि इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootपुराण (प्रातिपदिक) < पुरा
वाम्of you two / your
वाम्:
सम्बन्ध (वीर्या—‘your deeds’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
वीर्याheroic deeds, powers
वीर्या:
कर्म (प्र ब्रवामि—‘I proclaim’)
TypeNoun
Rootवीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
ब्रवामिI proclaim, I speak
ब्रवामि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
जनेamong the people
जने:
अधिकारण (लोक/जनसमूहे)
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
अथोand also, moreover
अथो:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ + उ (निपात-संयोग)
हासथुःyou two laughed
हासथुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootहस् (धातु)
भिषजाwith healing, as physicians
भिषजा:
करण (साधन/उपायः)
TypeNoun
Rootभिषज् (प्रातिपदिक)
मयोभुवाbringing delight/welfare
मयोभुवा:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootमयोभू (प्रातिपदिक; मयस् + भू)
ताthose (deeds)
ता:
कर्म (करामहे इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
वाम्of you two
वाम्:
सम्बन्ध (ता—‘those of you two’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
नुnow, indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
नव्याःnew (hymns/praises)
नव्याः:
कर्म (करामहे—‘we make/compose’)
TypeAdjective
Rootनव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अववसेfor aid, for assistance
अववसे:
सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्यः—‘for help’)
TypeNoun
Rootअववस् (प्रातिपदिक; अव + वस् ‘aid, favor’)
करामहेwe make, we perform/compose
करामहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
कर्ता (दधत् इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
नासत्याO Nāsatyas (Aśvins)
नासत्या:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootनासत्य (प्रातिपदिक; अश्विनौ)
श्रद्faith, trust (as an adverbial particle)
श्रद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootश्रद् (निपात; ‘श्रद्धा’ का अव्यय-रूप)
अरिःa patron, benefactor (or: an enemy, depending on context)
अरिः:
कर्ता (दधत् इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootअरि (प्रातिपदिक)
यथाas, just as
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
दधत्he places, bestows
दधत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
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