Rig Veda 5.43.11: Mandala 5, Sukta 43, Mantra 11
Sukta 5.43
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition) (attribution for RV 5.43 generally)
Devata: Sarasvatī
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ नो दिवो बृहतः पर्वतादा सरस्वती यजता गन्तु यज्ञम् । हवं देवी जुजुषाणा घृताची शग्मां नो वाचमुशती शृणोतु ॥
Transliteration
ā́ no divó bṛhatáḥ párvatād ā́ sárasvatī yajatā́ gántu yajñám | hávaṃ devī́ jujuṣāṇā́ ghṛtā́cī śágmāṃ no vā́cam uśatī́ śṛṇotu ||
Translation
सरस्वती आसमान से और पहाड़ से हमारे पास आएँ। यह देवी पूजा के लायक हैं। हमारी पूजा में आएँ। हमारी बात सुन लें। यह हमारी आवाज़ को ताकत दें।
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary/for us)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
दिवःfrom heaven
दिवः:
Apādāna (source: from heaven)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (द्यौः) / दिव्-प्रातिपदिक
बृहतःof the lofty/great
बृहतः:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत्
पर्वतात्from the mountain
पर्वतात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत
आhither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
सरस्वतीSarasvatī
सरस्वती:
Kartā
TypeNoun (deity name)
Rootसरस्वती
यजताworthy of worship
यजता:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootयजत (यज् धातु-सम्बद्ध विशेषण) / prātipadika yajatá
गन्तुlet (her) come
गन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
यज्ञम्to the sacrifice
यज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
हवम्invocation, call
हवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहव
देवीthe goddess
देवी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी
जुजुषाणाaccepting, taking pleasure in
जुजुषाणा:
—
TypeParticiple
Rootजुष्
घृताचीwith ghee as her radiance/stream (ghee-flowing)
घृताची:
—
TypeAdjective/Noun (epithet)
Rootघृताची
शग्माम्strong, effective, auspicious
शग्माम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootशग्म
नःour
नः:
Sampradāna (our)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
वाचम्speech
वाचम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्
उशतीdesiring (to hear), willing
उशती:
—
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootउशत् (√वश्/उश् ‘to desire’) / prātipadika uśatī
शृणोतुlet her hear
शृणोतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
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