Rig Veda 5.39.3: Mandala 5, Sukta 39, Mantra 3
Sukta 5.39
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यत्ते दित्सु प्रराध्यं मनो अस्ति श्रुतं बृहत् । तेन दृळ्हा चिदद्रिव आ वाजं दर्षि सातये ॥
Transliteration
yát te ditsú pra-rādhyáṃ máno ásti śrutáṃ bṛhát | téna dṛḷhā́ cid adriva ā́ vā́jaṃ darṣi sātáye ||
Translation
Whatever in thy will is the power to grant (pra-rādhyam)—vast and renowned—by that, O stone-bearer, thou makest even the firm things yield, and thou bringest the vāja, the plenitude of force, for our winning.
Word by Word
यत्which; that (relative)
यत्:
सम्बन्ध/विशेषण (correlative to तत्/तेन)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / यद्-शब्द
तेof you; your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of you/your’)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दित्सुin the givings/offerings; in acts of giving
दित्सु:
अधिकरण (locative: ‘in/among …’)
TypeNoun (collective/abstract; Vedic)
Rootदित्सु (प्रातिपदिक; Vedic form, loc. pl.)
प्रराध्यम्to be accomplished; to be achieved
प्रराध्यम्:
विशेषण (of मनः)
TypeAdjective (gerundive)
Rootप्र-राध्य (√राध् ‘to succeed, accomplish’; gerundive/ya-participle)
मनःmind; intention
मनः:
कर्तृ (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तिis
अस्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)
श्रुतम्heard; famed
श्रुतम्:
विशेषण (of मनः / or predicative)
TypeParticiple (past passive)
Root√श्रु (श्रवणे) → श्रुत (क्त)
बृहत्great; lofty
बृहत्:
विशेषण (of मनः / or of श्रुतम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
तेनby that; with that
तेन:
करण (instrumental: ‘by/with that’)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दृळ्हाःfirm; strong
दृळ्हाः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (agreeing with implied ‘we/they’ or as predicative with cid)
TypeAdjective
Rootदृळ्ह (प्रातिपदिक; from √दृंह्/√दृढ् ‘to make firm’)
चित्even
चित्:
सम्बन्ध (emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
अद्रिवःO wielder of the stone/pressing-stone (Indra)
अद्रिवः:
सम्बोधन (address)
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootअद्रि-वस् (प्रातिपदिक; epithet)
आtowards; forth
आ:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वाजम्prize; strength; (victory-)booty
वाजम्:
कर्म (object)
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
दर्षिshow; grant; make appear
दर्षि:
क्रिया (addressed to Indra)
TypeVerb
Root√दृश् (दर्शने) with preverb आ → (Vedic) दर्षि
सातयेfor winning; for attainment
सातये:
सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन (dative: ‘for winning’)
TypeNoun (dative of purpose)
Rootसाति (प्रातिपदिक; from √सन्/√सा ‘to win, gain’)
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