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Rig Veda 5.49.2: Mandala 5, Sukta 49, Mantra 2

Sukta 5.49

Devata: Savitṛ (as the Asura’s forward movement—sovereign impulsion of being)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्रति प्रयाणमसुरस्य विद्वान्त्सूक्तैर्देवं सवितारं दुवस्य । उप ब्रुवीत नमसा विजानञ्ज्येष्ठं च रत्नं विभजन्तमायोः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 5.49.2
Transliteration

práti prayā́ṇam ásurasya vidvā́n sū́ktair deváṃ savitā́raṃ duvasya | úpa bruvīta nám asā vijānán jyéṣṭhaṃ ca rátnaṃ vibhájantam āyóḥ ||

Translation

Connaissant l’élan en avant de l’Asura, sers par des hymnes bien tissés le dieu Savitṛ. Qu’il s’approche et parle avec révérence, discernant le trésor le plus ancien qu’il répartit pour l’accroissement de la vie.

Word by Word
प्रतिtowards, in response to
प्रति:
Adhikaraṇa (दिशा/सम्बन्ध) / उपसर्गार्थ
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/निपात)
प्रयाणम्the going forth, departure, advance
प्रयाणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्र-या (√या ‘to go’) → प्रयाण (प्रातिपदिक)
असुरस्यof the Asura (lordly one)
असुरस्य:
Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
विद्वान्knowing, wise
विद्वान्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Root√विद् ‘to know’ → विद्वस् (कृदन्त प्रातिपदिक)
सूक्तैःwith well-spoken hymns
सूक्तैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसु-उक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
देवम्the god
देवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
सवितारम्Savitar
सवितारम्:
Karma (देवम् का विशेष्य/अप्पोज़िशन)
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
दुवस्यhonor! serve!
दुवस्य:
(आज्ञा) —
TypeVerb
Root√दुवस्/दुवस्य ‘to honor, serve’ (धातु)
उपnear, up to
उप:
Adhikaraṇa (निकटता) / उपसर्गार्थ
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
ब्रुवीतshould speak, should address
ब्रुवीत:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ब्रू ‘to speak’
नमसाwith reverence, with homage
नमसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
विजानन्discerning, understanding
विजानन्:
Kartā (ब्रुवीत् का कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-√ज्ञा ‘to discern, know’ → विजानत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
ज्येष्ठम्the eldest, most eminent
ज्येष्ठम्:
Karma (देवम्/सवितारम् का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
रत्नम्treasure, precious gift
रत्नम्:
Karma (ज्येष्ठम् के साथ अप्पोज़िशन/विशेष्य)
TypeNoun
Rootरत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
विभजन्तम्apportioning, distributing
विभजन्तम्:
Karma (देवम्/सवितारम् का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-√भज् ‘to apportion, distribute’ → विभजत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
आयोःof life, of vital power (āyu)
आयोः:
Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootआयु (प्रातिपदिक)
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