Rig Veda 5.51.15: Mandala 5, Sukta 51, Mantra 15
Sukta 5.51
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Benedictory (no single devatā; cosmic order exemplified by Sūrya and Candra)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; blessing-style compactness)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स्वस्ति पन्थामनु चरेम सूर्याचन्द्रमसाविव । पुनर्ददताघ्नता जानता सं गमेमहि ॥
Transliteration
svastí pánthām ánu carema sū́ryācandramásāv iva | púnar dádátāghnátā jānatā́ sáṃ gamemahi ||
Translation
हम सही रास्ते पर चलें, जैसे सूरज और चाँद बिना रुके अपना काम करते हैं। दूसरों को देते रहो, किसी को दुखा मत दो। ज्ञान बढ़ाते रहो। ऐसे में हम सब मिलकर सही जगह पहुँच जायेंगे।
Word by Word
स्वस्तिwell-being; auspiciously
स्वस्ति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वस्ति- (प्रातिपदिक; सु+अस्ति) / √अस्
पन्थाम्path (as the course/way)
पन्थाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपथिन्-/पन्था- (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुalong; following
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
चरेमmay we go/walk
चरेम:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√चर् (चरति)
सूर्याचन्द्रमसौthe Sun and the Moon
सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य- + चन्द्रमस्- (समास/द्वन्द्व)
इवlike; as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
पुनःagain
पुनः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
ददत्giving
ददत्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√दा (ददाति)
अघ्नताwith non-harming; harmlessly
अघ्नता:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअघ्नत्- (नञ्-समास: अ- + √हन् ‘to strike/kill’ → ‘अघ्न’ = non-slaying) / अघ्न- (प्रातिपदिक)
जानताwith understanding; knowingly
जानता:
Karaṇa
TypeVerb
Root√ज्ञा (जानाति)
सम्together; completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गमेमहिmay we come together; may we reach
गमेमहि:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गच्छति) + आत्मनेपद
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