Rig Veda 5.67.3: Mandala 5, Sukta 67, Mantra 3
Sukta 5.67
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition; Mandala 5 is predominantly Atris)
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa (with Aryaman explicitly named; Ādityas as upholdors of ṛta)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; RV 5.67 commonly in triṣṭubh—verify against pada count in critical editions)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
विश्वे हि विश्ववेदसो वरुणो मित्रो अर्यमा । व्रता पदेव सश्चिरे पान्ति मर्त्यं रिषः ॥
Transliteration
víśve hí viśvá-vedaso váruṇo mitró aryámā | vratā padéva saścire pā́nti mártyaṃ riṣáḥ ||
Translation
Pues todos éstos son en verdad las Potencias omniscientes: Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman. Siguen sus votos como por una huella fijada; guardan al mortal del daño, manteniéndolo en la senda recta de la Verdad.
Word by Word
विश्वेall (the gods)
विश्वे:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
विश्ववेदसःall-knowing
विश्ववेदसः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्ववेदस् (प्रातिपदिक; विश्व + वेदस्)
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रःMitra
मित्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्यमाAryaman
अर्यमा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअर्यमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
व्रताvows, ordinances
व्रता:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
पदाby (their) step/footing; in their track
पदा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपद (प्रातिपदिक)
इवas, like
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
सश्चिरेthey have followed/kept to
सश्चिरे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसश्च् (धातु; ‘सच्/सश्च्’ = अनुगमन/सहचर्य)
पान्तिthey protect
पान्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु; रक्षणे)
मर्त्यम्the mortal (man)
मर्त्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
रिषःfrom harm, from injury
रिषः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootरिष् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘हानि/क्षति’)
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