Rig Veda 5.86.5 — Mandala 5, Sukta 86, Mantra 5
Sukta 5.86
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya) (Indrāgnī hymns in Maṇḍala 5 are within Atri collection)
Devata: Indra-Agni (dual)
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; Mandala 5 Indra-Agni hymns commonly in Triṣṭubh—needs pada-count verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ता वृधन्तावनु द्यून्मर्ताय देवावदभा । अर्हन्ता चित्पुरो दधेंऽशेव देवावर्वते ॥
Transliteration
tā vṛ́dhantā́v ánu dyū́n mártāya devā́v adábhā | árhantā cit púraḥ dadhéṃ’śéva devā́v árvate ||
Translation
Esos dos Dioses, creciendo en poder, avanzan día tras día para el mortal; inviolables, ponen ante él los frentes primeros del logro, como por su parte legítima, para que el corcel del viaje (la fuerza vital) avance.
Word by Word
तौthose two (they two)
तौ:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वृधन्तौgrowing, increasing
वृधन्तौ:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootवृध् (धातु) → वृधन्त् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
अनुalong, after, in accordance with
अनु:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
द्यून्days (bright days), day-times
द्यून्:
कर्म (अनु + गमन/अनुगमन-अर्थे)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यु (प्रातिपदिक: द्युन्/द्यू)
मर्तायfor the mortal
मर्ताय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
देवौthe two gods
देवौ:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अदभाःunharming, uninjurable, unfailing
अदभाः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअदभ (प्रातिपदिक; न-उपसर्ग + दभ् ‘to harm/deceive’)
अर्हन्तौdeserving, worthy
अर्हन्तौ:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootअर्ह् (धातु) → अर्हन्त् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
चित्indeed, even
चित्:
(निपातः/अवधारणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
पुरःfortresses, strongholds
पुरः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपुर्/पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
दधेhas placed, has set
दधे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
अंशेवas if in a share/portion; like a portion
अंशेव:
अधिकरण (उपमा-निर्देशः)
TypeCompound (Noun + particle)
Rootअंश (प्रातिपदिक) + इव (अव्यय)
देवौthe two gods
देवौ:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्वतेfor the steed/horse; for the charioteer (possessor of horses)
अर्वते:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअर्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
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