Rig Veda 5.53.5: Mandala 5, Sukta 53, Mantra 5
Sukta 5.53
Rishi: Atri (Atraya tradition) — commonly associated with Mandala 5 hymns
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
युष्माकं स्मा रथाँ अनु मुदे दधे मरुतो जीरदानवः । वृष्टी द्यावो यतीरिव ॥
Transliteration
yuṣmā́kaṁ smā rathā́n ánu mudé dadhé maruto jīradānavaḥ | vṛṣṭī́ dyā́vo yatī́r iva ||
Translation
À la suite de vos chars, en vérité, je place ma joie, ô Maruts, prompts dispensateurs. Tels des voyageurs, les pluies cheminent dans les cieux.
Word by Word
युष्माकम्of you (your)
युष्माकम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्मindeed, surely
स्म:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्म (निपात)
रथान्chariots
रथान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुalong, after
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
मुदेfor joy, for delight
मुदे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootमुद् (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक: मुद्/मुदा ‘joy’)
दधेhas placed, has set
दधे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
मरुतःthe Maruts
मरुतः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
जीरदानवःswift-giving/quick-bestowing (liberal)
जीरदानवः:
कर्तृ (as qualifier of the subject)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootजीर-दनु (बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास; प्रातिपदिक)
वृष्टिrainfall, rain
वृष्टि:
कर्तृ (of an implied comparison/description)
TypeNoun
Rootवृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक; √वृष् ‘to rain’ से)
द्यावःthe heavens, the skies
द्यावः:
कर्तृ (in the simile/description)
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
यतीःmoving ones, goers
यतीः:
कर्तृ (in the simile)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootयती (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक; ‘going, moving’)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
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