Rig Veda 5.52.6 — Mandala 5, Sukta 52, Mantra 6
Sukta 5.52
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition) (traditional ascription for RV 5.52)
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs pada-count confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ रुक्मैरा युधा नर ऋष्वा ऋष्टीरसृक्षत । अन्वेनाँ अह विद्युतो मरुतो जज्झतीरिव भानुरर्त त्मना दिवः ॥
Transliteration
ā́ rukmáir ā́ yúdhā nára ṛ́ṣvā ṛ́ṣṭīr asṛkṣata | ánv enā́n áha ví-dyuto marúto jajjhatī́r-iva bhā́nur arta tmánā diváḥ ||
Translation
With gold-bright splendours, with weapons, the heroes have loosed their towering spears; after them indeed the lightnings follow—like crackling flames—the radiance of heaven moves by its own power.
Word by Word
आtowards; forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
रुक्मैःwith golden ornaments (rukmas)
रुक्मैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरुक्म (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards; forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
युधाin battle; with fighting
युधा:
Karaṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयुध् (धातु) / युधा (अव्यय-रूप)
नरःthe men (Maruts)
नरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋष्वाःlofty; mighty
ऋष्वाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootऋष्व (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋष्टीःspears; lances
ऋष्टीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
असृक्षतthey let loose; they hurled
असृक्षत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसृज् (धातु)
अनुafter; along
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
एनान्them
एनान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अहindeed; ah
अह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअह (निपात)
विद्युतःlightnings
विद्युतः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक)
मरुतःthe Maruts
मरुतः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
जज्झतीःcrackling; roaring
जज्झतीः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootजज्झत् (धातु √जर्झ्/√जर्झ् ‘to crackle/roar’ इत्यस्य वर्तमान-कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
भानुःa beam; radiance
भानुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootभानु (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्तmoved; went
अर्त:
—
TypeVerb
Rootऋ (धातु; √ऋ ‘to go, move’)
त्मनाby its own self; of itself
त्मना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘self’)
दिवःof heaven; of the sky
दिवः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
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