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Sukta 5.52

Rishi: Śyāvāśva (as addressed; hymn in Śyāvāśva Ātreya cycle is traditional for Maruts in Mandala 5)
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; Marut hymns commonly Triṣṭubh and the verse length fits)

प्र श्यावाश्व धृष्णुयार्चा मरुद्भिॠक्वभिः । ये अद्रोघमनुष्वधं श्रवो मदन्ति यज्ञियाः ॥

प्र श्या॑वाश्व धृष्णु॒यार्चा॑ म॒रुद्भि॒ॠक्व॑भिः । ये अ॑द्रो॒घम॑नुष्व॒धं श्रवो॒ मद॑न्ति य॒ज्ञिया॑: ॥

prá śyā́vāśva dhṛ́ṣṇu-yā́rcā marúdbhir ṛ́kvabhiḥ | yé adrógham ánusvadhaṃ śrávo mádanti yajñíyāḥ ||

O Śyāvāśva, chant forth with bold force for the Maruts, the singers of the word—those worthy of the offering who rejoice in fame that is without treachery and in the natural sweetness of their own power: the storm-gods as inner energies that exult in straightness and ardor.

प्र । श्या॒व॒ऽअ॒श्व॒ । धृ॒ष्णु॒ऽया । अर्च॑ । म॒रुत्ऽभिः । ऋक्व॑ऽभिः । ये । अ॒द्रो॒घम् । अ॒नु॒ऽस्व॒धम् । श्रवः॑ । मद॑न्ति । य॒ज्ञियाः॑ ॥प्र । श्यावअश्व । धृष्णुया । अर्च । मरुत्भिः । ऋक्वभिः । ये । अद्रोघम् । अनुस्वधम् । श्रवः । मदन्ति । यज्ञियाः ॥pra | śyāva-aśva | dhṛṣṇu-yā | arca | marut-bhiḥ | ṛkva-bhiḥ | ye | adrogham | anu-svadham | śravaḥ | madanti | yajñiyāḥ

प्रforth, forward
प्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
श्यावाश्वO Śyāvāśva
श्यावाश्व:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (proper name/vocative epithet)
Rootश्यावाश्व (प्रातिपदिक; श्याव- ‘dark’ + अश्व ‘horse’)
धृष्णुयाboldly, impetuously
धृष्णुया:
Karaṇa (manner)
TypeAdjective (used adverbially)
Rootधृष्णु (adj. ‘bold, impetuous’)
अर्चाsing/praise!
अर्चा:
(predicate; addressed to the singer)
TypeVerb
Rootअर्च्
मरुद्भिःwith the Maruts
मरुद्भिः:
Saha/Karaṇa (association: ‘with/by the Maruts’)
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत्
ऋक्वभिःwith the hymn-singers/chanters
ऋक्वभिः:
Saha/Karaṇa (association)
TypeNoun
Rootऋक्वन् (adj./noun ‘hymn-singer, praiser’)
येwho
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (relative pronoun)
अद्रोघम्without malice, harmlessly
अद्रोघम्:
Karaṇa (manner) / Kriyāviśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअद्रोघ (a- + द्रोघ ‘harm, deceit’)
अनुष्वधम्according to their own will/impulse; in due course
अनुष्वधम्:
Adhikaraṇa (manner) / Kriyāviśeṣaṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु-स्वधम् (avyaya; अनु + स्वधा)
श्रवःfame, renown
श्रवः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस्
मदन्तिthey rejoice in / exult
मदन्ति:
(predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootमद्
यज्ञियाःthe sacrifice-worthy (ones)
यज्ञियाः:
Kartā (apposition to ये = Maruts)
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootयज्ञिय (adj. ‘worthy of sacrifice, sacrificial’)