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Mantra 5

Sukta 5.34

Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Indra (as Dhuni, shaker; giver of cows/rays)
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely)

न पञ्चभिर्दशभिर्वष्ट्यारभं नासुन्वता सचते पुष्यता चन । जिनाति वेदमुया हन्ति वा धुनिरा देवयुं भजति गोमति व्रजे ॥

न प॒ञ्चभि॑र्द॒शभि॑र्वष्ट्या॒रभं॒ नासु॑न्वता सचते॒ पुष्य॑ता च॒न । जि॒नाति॒ वेद॑मु॒या हन्ति॑ वा॒ धुनि॒रा दे॑व॒युं भ॑जति॒ गोम॑ति व्र॒जे ॥

ná pañcábhīr daśábhīr vaṣṭy ārabháṃ nā́sūnvatā sacate púṣyatā caná | jinā́ti védam uyā́ hánti vā dhúnir ā́ devayúṃ bhajati gómati vrajé ||

Not by five nor by ten does he desire a mere grasp; he does not ally with the non-pressers, not even with those who prosper outwardly. He conquers by knowledge—or else he strikes down by that driving Force; and he apportions to the god-seeking one the luminous herds in the pen. Thus Indra chooses the inner sacrificer and gives the rays of knowledge, not to the inertly successful.

न । प॒ञ्चऽभिः॑ । द॒शऽभिः॑ । व॒ष्टि॒ । आ॒ऽरभ॑म् । न । असु॑न्वता । स॒च॒ते॒ । पुष्य॑ता । च॒न । जि॒नाति॑ । वा॒ । इत् । अ॒मु॒या । हन्ति॑ । वा॒ । धुनिः॑ । आ । दे॒व॒ऽयुम् । भ॒ज॒ति॒ । गोऽम॑ति । व्र॒जे ॥न । पञ्चभिः । दशभिः । वष्टि । आरभम् । न । असुन्वता । सचते । पुष्यता । चन । जिनाति । वा । इत् । अमुया । हन्ति । वा । धुनिः । आ । देवयुम् । भजति । गोमति । व्रजे ॥na | pañca-bhiḥ | daśa-bhiḥ | vaṣṭi | ārabham | na | asunvatā | sacate | puṣyatā | cana | jināti | vā | it | amuyā | hanti | vā | dhuniḥ | ā | deva-yum | bhajati | go--mati | vraje

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
पञ्चभिःwith five
पञ्चभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun (numeral)
Rootपञ्चन्
दशभिःwith ten
दशभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun (numeral)
Rootदशन्
वष्ट्याwith an axe/adze (cutting tool)
वष्ट्या:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवष्टि (वष्टि-/वष्ट्य-)
आरभम्one who undertakes/sets to work (engaged in)
आरभम्:
Karma
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootआ-रभ्
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
असुन्वताwith the non-Soma-presser
असुन्वता:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसु (√सु ‘to press (Soma)’) + न- (neg.)
सचतेassociates/keeps company
सचते:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootसच्
पुष्यताwith (one) prospering/nourishing
पुष्यता:
Karaṇa
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootपुष्
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
जिनातिconquers/overcomes
जिनाति:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootजि (√जि ‘to conquer/overcome’)
वेदम्knowledge; the sacred lore
वेदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवेद (from √विद् ‘to know’)
उयाindeed; surely
उया:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (particle) / उया (emphatic)
हन्तिstrikes/smites
हन्ति:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
धुनिःthe roaring/whirling one (storm/impetuous force)
धुनिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootधुनि
towards; forth
:
TypeIndeclinable (preverb) / particle
Root
देवयुम्the god-seeking/devout man
देवयुम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootदेवयु
भजतिallots/grants; shares
भजति:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootभज्
गोमतिin a cattle-rich (place)
गोमति:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootगोमत्
व्रजेin the cattle-pen/enclosure
व्रजे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootव्रज