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Rig Veda 1.111.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 111, Mantra 5

Sukta 1.111

Rishi: Gautama Rāhūgaṇa (traditional attribution for RV 1.111)
Devata: Ṛbhus/Vāja; with benedictory inclusion of Mitra-Varuṇa, Aditi, Sindhu, Earth, Heaven
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical scan for confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

ऋभुर्भराय सं शिशातु सातिं समर्यजिद्वाजो अस्माँ अविष्टु । तन्नो मित्रो वरुणो मामहन्तामदितिः सिन्धुः पृथिवी उत द्यौः ॥

Transliteration

ṛbhúr bhárāya sáṃ śiśātu sātíṃ samarya-jíd vā́jo asmā́m aviṣṭu | tán no mitró váruṇo māmahantām áditiḥ síndhuḥ pṛthivī utá dyáuḥ ||

Translation

Que Ṛbhu afile y disponga nuestra sāti para el llevar-adelante; que Vāja, vencedor en el choque, nos proteja. Y que Mitra y Varuṇa la engrandezcan para nosotros; y Aditi, y Sindhu, la Tierra y también el Cielo.

Word by Word
ऋभुःR̥bhu (the divine artisan)
ऋभुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootऋभु (प्रातिपदिक)
भरायfor support / for bearing (aid)
भराय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootभर (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootसम्
शिशातुmay he sharpen/prepare
शिशातु:
कर्तृ (ऋभुः)
TypeVerb
Rootशि/शा (धातु: शि ‘तीक्ष्णीकरणे/प्रेरणे’, Vedic; causative-like sense)
सातिम्winning, gain, success
सातिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसाति (प्रातिपदिक)
समर्यजित्victorious in battle/contest
समर्यजित्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootसमर्यजित् (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+अर्य+जित् ‘conquering in contest/for the Arya’)
वाजःprize, strength, winning power
वाजः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अविष्टुmay he protect/help
अविष्टु:
कर्तृ (वाजः)
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (धातु: अव् ‘रक्षणे’) + इष्टु (लोट्-रूप)
तत्that (boon/aid)
तत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
नःfor us / of us
नः:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
मित्रःMitra
मित्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
मामहन्ताम्may the two favor/grant (to us)
मामहन्ताम्:
कर्तृ (मित्रः वरुणः)
TypeVerb
Rootमंह्/मह् (धातु: मंह् ‘दान/वृद्धौ’ in Vedic; ‘to bestow, to favor’)
अदितिःAditi
अदितिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
सिन्धुःSindhu (river/ocean)
सिन्धुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
पृथिवीEarth
पृथिवी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
द्यौःHeaven, Sky
द्यौः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
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Vedic Cosmology
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