Rig Veda 5.39.3: Mandala 5, Sukta 39, Mantra 3
Sukta 5.39
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यत्ते दित्सु प्रराध्यं मनो अस्ति श्रुतं बृहत् । तेन दृळ्हा चिदद्रिव आ वाजं दर्षि सातये ॥
Transliteration
yát te ditsú pra-rādhyáṃ máno ásti śrutáṃ bṛhát | téna dṛḷhā́ cid adriva ā́ vā́jaṃ darṣi sātáye ||
Translation
Tumhari ichcha mein jo bada bal hai, usse tum pakki cheezein bhi tod kar laate ho. Jo bhi hume chahiye, woh jeet kar hume deta hai.
Word by Word
यत्which; that (relative)
यत्:
सम्बन्ध/विशेषण (correlative to तत्/तेन)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / यद्-शब्द
तेof you; your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of you/your’)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दित्सुin the givings/offerings; in acts of giving
दित्सु:
अधिकरण (locative: ‘in/among …’)
TypeNoun (collective/abstract; Vedic)
Rootदित्सु (प्रातिपदिक; Vedic form, loc. pl.)
प्रराध्यम्to be accomplished; to be achieved
प्रराध्यम्:
विशेषण (of मनः)
TypeAdjective (gerundive)
Rootप्र-राध्य (√राध् ‘to succeed, accomplish’; gerundive/ya-participle)
मनःmind; intention
मनः:
कर्तृ (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तिis
अस्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)
श्रुतम्heard; famed
श्रुतम्:
विशेषण (of मनः / or predicative)
TypeParticiple (past passive)
Root√श्रु (श्रवणे) → श्रुत (क्त)
बृहत्great; lofty
बृहत्:
विशेषण (of मनः / or of श्रुतम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
तेनby that; with that
तेन:
करण (instrumental: ‘by/with that’)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दृळ्हाःfirm; strong
दृळ्हाः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (agreeing with implied ‘we/they’ or as predicative with cid)
TypeAdjective
Rootदृळ्ह (प्रातिपदिक; from √दृंह्/√दृढ् ‘to make firm’)
चित्even
चित्:
सम्बन्ध (emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
अद्रिवःO wielder of the stone/pressing-stone (Indra)
अद्रिवः:
सम्बोधन (address)
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootअद्रि-वस् (प्रातिपदिक; epithet)
आtowards; forth
आ:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वाजम्prize; strength; (victory-)booty
वाजम्:
कर्म (object)
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
दर्षिshow; grant; make appear
दर्षि:
क्रिया (addressed to Indra)
TypeVerb
Root√दृश् (दर्शने) with preverb आ → (Vedic) दर्षि
सातयेfor winning; for attainment
सातये:
सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन (dative: ‘for winning’)
TypeNoun (dative of purpose)
Rootसाति (प्रातिपदिक; from √सन्/√सा ‘to win, gain’)
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