Mantra 5
Sukta 76
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
प्रेरय सूरो अर्थं न पारं ये अस्य कामं जनिधा इव ग्मन्। गिरश्च ये ते तुविजात पूर्वीर्नर इन्द्र प्रतिशिक्षन्त्यन्नैः
IAST Transliteration
préraya sū́ro artháṃ ná pāráṃ yé asyá kā́maṃ janidhā́ iva gmán | gíraś ca yé te tuvijāta pū́rvīr nára indra pratiśíkṣanty ánnaiḥ ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Impel forth, O Hero, the aim as to the farther shore—those who, as it were, generate his desire, go onward. And the many ancient songs of thine, O much-born Indra, which men recompense with foods.
Word by Word
प्रेरयimpel, set in motion
प्रेरय:
(predicate; governs कर्म)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-ईरय् (caus. of √ईर्/√इर् ‘to set in motion, impel’)
सूरःthe Sun (solar one)
सूरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूर (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्थम्aim, purpose, object
अर्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
पारम्far shore, limit, end
पारम्:
Karma (in simile) / goal
TypeNoun
Rootपार (प्रातिपदिक)
येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā (of ग्मन्) / relative
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof him/this
अस्य:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
कामम्desire, wish
कामम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकाम (प्रातिपदिक)
जनिधाby birth, innately
जनिधा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootजनिधा (अव्यय; from √जन् with -धा, ‘by birth/innately’)
इवas if, like
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
ग्मन्went, came, approached
ग्मन्:
(predicate; takes कर्म)
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (Vedic injunctive/aorist stem gman-)
गिरःsongs, hymns, utterances
गिरः:
Kartā (of प्रतिशिक्षन्ति) / also object of ‘teach’ by sense
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā (of प्रतिशिक्षन्ति) / relative
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेto you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / or तद् depending on interpretation; here ‘to you’
तुविजातO much-born / of many births (epithet)
तुविजात:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective
Rootतुवि-जाता (प्रातिपदिक; bahuvrīhi/epithet)
पूर्वीःformer, earlier
पूर्वीः:
Karma (of प्रतिशिक्षन्ति) / object ‘(the) former (songs)’
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
नरःmen, heroes
नरः:
Kartā (of प्रतिशिक्षन्ति)
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतिशिक्षन्तिthey teach/instruct (rehearse)
प्रतिशिक्षन्ति:
(predicate; takes कर्म and करण)
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-√शिक्ष् (‘to teach, instruct, train’)
अन्नैःwith foods, with nourishment
अन्नैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: RV-derived
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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