Rig Veda 5.53.14: Mandala 5, Sukta 53, Mantra 14
Sukta 5.53
Rishi: Śyāvāśva Ātreya
Devata: Maruts (with an invoked presence of Āpaḥ ‘Waters’ within the verse)
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अतीयाम निदस्तिरः स्वस्तिभिर्हित्वावद्यमरातीः । वृष्ट्वी शं योराप उस्रि भेषजं स्याम मरुतः सह ॥
Transliteration
atī́yāma nidás tiraḥ svastí-bhir hitvā́ avadyám arātī́ḥ | vṛṣṭvī́ śáṁ yór ā́paḥ usrí bheṣajáṁ syā́ma marutaḥ sahá ||
Translation
तुम्हारी मदद से हम बुरी बातों से निकल जाएँ। बुरा लोग जो बोलते हैं, उससे दूर हो जाएँ। पानी बरसाओ और शांति लाओ। दुनिया में खुशी फैलाओ। हम मरुत देवा के साथ मिल कर रहें।
Word by Word
अती॑यामmay we pass beyond / may we go over
अती॑याम:
Kartā (implicit ‘we’)
TypeVerb
Rootअति-इ (√इ ‘to go’) / ati + √i
नि॒दःreproaches / censures
नि॒दः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिद् (prātipadika ‘reproach, blame’)
ति॒रःacross, beyond
ति॒रः:
Adhikaraṇa (directional/locative sense) / Upasarga-like adverbial
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतिरस् (avyaya/prātipadika ‘across, beyond’)
स्व॒स्तिभिःwith blessings / with well-being
स्व॒स्तिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति (prātipadika ‘well-being, welfare, blessing’)
हि॒त्वाhaving abandoned
हि॒त्वा:
(Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa) prior action to main verb
TypeVerb
Root√हा (jahāti ‘to leave, abandon’)
अव॒द्यम्the blameworthy (fault)
अव॒द्यम्:
Karma (object of ‘having abandoned’)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअवद्य (prātipadika ‘fault, blameworthy thing’; a- + vadya)
अरा॑तीःhostilities / hostile powers
अरा॑तीः:
Karma (object to be passed beyond/removed)
TypeNoun
Rootअराति (prātipadika ‘harm, hostility; hostile power/person’)
वृ॒ष्ट्वीhaving rained / having showered
वृ॒ष्ट्वी:
(Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa) prior action
TypeVerb
Root√वृष् (to rain, to shower) / vṛṣṭvī (Vedic absolutive in -tvī)
शम्well-being, peace
शम्:
Karma/Goal (as desired state)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (avyaya ‘well, auspiciously, peace’)
योःwelfare / prosperity
योः:
(Idiomatic complement with शम्)
TypeNoun
Rootयोस्/योः (prātipadika ‘welfare, prosperity’; often dual with śam)
आपःthe waters
आपः:
Kartā (of ‘having rained/showered’ / agent of bestowal)
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (prātipadika ‘water’)
उ॒स्रिbright, shining (healing)
उ॒स्रि:
Karma (qualifier of the remedy) / Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootउ॒स्रि (prātipadika ‘bright; cow-like; shining’; used of healing/bright remedy)
भे॑ष॒जम्remedy, medicine
भे॑ष॒जम्:
Karma (that which is to be obtained/realized)
TypeNoun
Rootभेषज (prātipadika ‘remedy, medicine’)
स्याम॑may we be / may we become
स्याम॑:
Kartā (implicit ‘we’)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (to be) → syām (optative)
मरुतःO Maruts
मरुतः:
Sambodhana (address)
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (prātipadika ‘Marut’, storm-god)
स॒हtogether / in companionship
स॒ह:
Sahārtha (associative adverbial) / Karaṇa-like accompaniment
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह (avyaya ‘together, with’)
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