Rig Veda 5.2.5: Mandala 5, Sukta 2, Mantra 5
Sukta 5.2
Rishi: Atri (traditional for RV 5.2)
Devata: Agni (with the ‘knowing one’ also resonating with Indra/Br̥haspati functions)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
के मे मर्यकं वि यवन्त गोभिर्न येषां गोपा अरणश्चिदास । य ईं जगृभुरव ते सृजन्त्वाजाति पश्व उप नश्चिकित्वान् ॥
Transliteration
ké me marya-káṃ ví yavanta góbhir ná yeṣāṃ gopā́ áraṇaś cid ā́sa | yá īṃ jagṛbhúr áva té sṛjantu ā́jāti paśvá úpa naś cikitvā́n ||
Translation
だれが、光線なる「牛」らによって、わが若き力を散らしたのか――彼らには真の牧者がなく、たとえ無害の者でさえ牧者たり得たのに。これを掴み取った者どもよ、下へと放て。知ある者よ、生命力の増しゆくものと、存在の富とを、われらのもとへ取り戻したまえ。
Word by Word
केwho? which (ones)?
के:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootक (किम्-प्रातिपदिक)
मेof me / my
मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
मर्यकम्young man; my youth/young companion
मर्यकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमर्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, asunder, away
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
यवन्तlet (them) drive/impel
यवन्त:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootयु (धातु; युनक्ति/युते—‘to join, yoke’; RV usage also ‘to drive/impel’)
गोभिःwith cows; by means of cattle
गोभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot / like
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
येषाम्of whom
येषाम्:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (य-प्रातिपदिक)
गोपाःcowherds; protectors of cattle
गोपाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगोपा (प्रातिपदिक; गो+पा ‘cow-protector’)
अरणःharm; the harmful one (injury)
अरणः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअरण (प्रातिपदिक; ‘harm, injury’; also ‘hostile’)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
आसwas
आस:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु ‘to be’)
येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
ईम्him; it
ईम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootईम् (एन्क्लिटिक सर्वनाम/निपात; ‘him/it’)
जगृभुःhave seized; seized
जगृभुः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह् (धातु ‘to seize’)
अवdown; away
अव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तेthey
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
सृजन्तुlet them release
सृजन्तु:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootसृज् (धातु ‘to let go, release, send forth’)
आजातिis born; arises
आजाति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootआ+जन् (धातु ‘to be born’; with आ- ‘to come into being, arise’)
पश्वःcattle; livestock
पश्वः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपशु (प्रातिपदिक)
उपtowards; near
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नःto us; for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
चिकित्वान्the discerning/wise one
चिकित्वान्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (Participle)
Rootचित्/केत् (Vedic: √चित् ‘to perceive, notice’; desiderative/perfect-participial stem ‘cikít-’ ‘knowing, discerning’)
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