Rig Veda 5.74.7: Mandala 5, Sukta 74, Mantra 7
Sukta 5.74
Rishi: Atri
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
को वामद्य पुरूणामा वव्ने मर्त्यानाम् । को विप्रो विप्रवाहसा को यज्ञैर्वाजिनीवसू ॥
Transliteration
kó vām adyá purūṇā́m ā́ vavne mártyānām | kó vípro vipravā́hasā kó yajñáir vājinīvasū ||
Translation
¿Quién, entre los muchos mortales, os ha ganado hoy? ¿Qué inspirado os ha atraído, oh portadores del poder inspirado? ¿Quién, por los sacrificios, os ha reclamado, oh señores de la plenitud de la fuerza?
Word by Word
कःwho?
कः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रश्न-सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्you two / of you two
वाम्:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (द्वितीय-पुरुष-सर्वनाम)
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
पुरूणाम्of many
पुरूणाम्:
अपादान
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, unto (preverb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb) / particle
Rootआ
वव्नेhas won/obtained
वव्ने:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वन् (वन्) ‘to win, gain, obtain’
मर्त्यानाम्of mortals
मर्त्यानाम्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
कःwho?
कः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
विप्रःsage, inspired poet
विप्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
विप्रवाहसाhaving/bringing sages (as bearers of inspiration)
विप्रवाहसा:
विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootविप्र-वाहस् (बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समास-प्रातिपदिक; ‘विप्र’ + ‘वाहस्’)
कःwho?
कः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
यज्ञैःwith sacrifices
यज्ञैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजिनीवसूO you two rich in prize-winning (steeds)/wealth
वाजिनीवसू:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (dual vocative epithet)
Rootवाजिनी-वसु (समास-प्रातिपदिक; ‘वाजिनी’ + ‘वसु’)
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