Rig Veda 4.57.5: Mandala 4, Sukta 57, Mantra 5
Sukta 4.57
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Śunāsīrau (dual agrarian divinities)
Chandas: Gāyatrī/Anuṣṭubh possible; needs verification
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शुनासीराविमां वाचं जुषेथां यद्दिवि चक्रथुः पयः । तेनेमामुप सिञ्चतम् ॥
Transliteration
śunā́sīrāv imā́ṃ vā́caṃ juṣethāṃ yád diví cakráthuḥ páyaḥ | ténemā́m úpa siñcatam ||
Translation
Wahai Śunāsīrau, terimalah ucapan kami ini; sebab di surga kalian membentuk sari yang menyejahterakan. Dengan kelimpahan itu juga, curahkanlah ke atas ladang ini (dan diri kami), agar pekerjaan terpenuhi.
Word by Word
शुना॑सीराO Śunāsīrā (the paired deities Śuna and Sīra)
शुना॑सीरा:
सम्बोधन (आह्वान)
TypeNoun (Deity-name)
Rootशुनासीर (प्रातिपदिक; द्वन्द्व-देवनाम)
अवि॒माम्this (f.)
अवि॒माम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाचम्speech, utterance
वाचम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
जुषेथाम्may you two enjoy/accept
जुषेथाम्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootजुष् (धातु)
यत्which, that (thing)
यत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दिविin heaven, in the sky
दिवि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
चक्रथुःyou two have made/did
चक्रथुः:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
पयःmilk; (also) nourishing sap
पयः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तेनwith that
तेन:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इमाम्this (f.)
इमाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उपtowards, upon
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/preposition)
Rootउप
सिञ्चतम्sprinkle/pour (you two)
सिञ्चतम्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootसिच् (धातु)
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