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
मरुत, तुम अपने रथ ले के चलो, मैं खुश होके पीछे चलूंगा। तुम जल्दी देने वाले हो। बारिश आसमान से उतरी है, जैसे कोई मुसाफिर चल रहा हो।
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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