Rig Veda 5.71.1 — Mandala 5, Sukta 71, Mantra 1
Sukta 5.71
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3×8 syllables typical of brief invitatory verses)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ नो गन्तं रिशादसा वरुण मित्र बर्हणा । उपेमं चारुमध्वरम् ॥
Transliteration
ā́ no gántam riśādasā varuṇa mítra barháṇā | upémáṃ cā́rum adhvarám ||
Translation
Datanglah kepada kami, wahai Varuṇa dan Mitra, pemusnah daya yang mencelakakan; duduklah dekat yajña yang elok ini, persembahan yang bergerak benar—perjalanan batin dari kurban suci.
Word by Word
आhither, towards (preverb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
गन्तम्come (you two)!
गन्तम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
रिशादसाO you two destroyers of harm
रिशादसा:
—
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootरिशादस् (प्रातिपदिकम्: रिशा- ‘हानि/क्षति’ + अदस् ‘भक्षक/नाशक’)
वरुणO Varuṇa
वरुण:
—
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिकम्)
मित्रO Mitra
मित्र:
—
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिकम्)
बर्हणाO you two mighty/strengthening ones
बर्हणा:
—
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootबर्हण (प्रातिपदिकम्; ‘वर्धक/पोषक/महान्’—वेदिक विशेषण)
उपnear, up to
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
इमम्this
इमम्:
Karma
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootइदम्
चारुम्beautiful, pleasing
चारुम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचारु (प्रातिपदिकम्)
अध्वरम्sacrifice, ritual
अध्वरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर (प्रातिपदिकम्)
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