Rig Veda 5.29.13: Mandala 5, Sukta 29, Mantra 13
Sukta 5.29
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition; Mandala 5 is predominantly Atris)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; RV 5.29 is predominantly Triṣṭubh)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कथो नु ते परि चराणि विद्वान्वीर्या मघवन्या चकर्थ । या चो नु नव्या कृणवः शविष्ठ प्रेदु ता ते विदथेषु ब्रवाम ॥
Transliteration
kathó nú te pári carāṇi vidvā́n vī́ryā maghavan yā́ cakártha | yā́ co nú navyā́ kṛṇávaḥ śaviṣṭha prédu tā́ te vidátheṣu bravāma ||
Translation
知れる者とて、いかにして汝の巡り行く歩みを辿り得よう――汝が成し遂げた英雄の業よ、マガヴァン（Maghavan）よ。しかも今、汝はいかなる新しき働きを現すのか、最も強き者よ――その力を、われらはヴィダタ（vidatha）の集いにおいて語り告げよう。
Word by Word
कथःhow?
कथः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथ (प्रश्न-प्रातिपदिक) / कथम्
नुnow/then, indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
तेof you, your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive) / षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) / त्वम्
परिaround, about
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि
चराणिdeeds, exploits, courses (of action)
चराणि:
कर्म (what is to be ‘gone over/recited/considered’)
TypeNoun
Rootचर् (धातु) → चराणि (कृदन्त-नाम) / चर (प्रातिपदिक) संभाव्य
विद्वान्knowing, wise
विद्वान्:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (speaker: ‘knowing’)
TypeAdjective
Rootविद् (धातु) → विद्वस् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
वीर्याणिheroic powers, heroic deeds
वीर्याणि:
कर्म (what is made/done) / विषय
TypeNoun
Rootवीर्य (प्रातिपदिक) < वीर
मघवन्O bountiful one (Indra)
मघवन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र-विशेषण) < मघ (gift, bounty)
यानिwhich (things)
यानि:
कर्म (relative object to चकर्थ) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
चकर्थyou have done/made
चकर्थ:
क्रिया (मुख्य क्रिया) ; कर्ता = त्वम् (इन्द्र) अप्रकट
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
याwhich (deed)
या:
कर्तृ/विषय (relative subject to कृणवः) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
उindeed, also
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ
नुnow/then
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
नव्याnew, fresh
नव्या:
विशेषण (या ‘deed’)
TypeAdjective
Rootनव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
कृणवःyou do/make
कृणवः:
क्रिया ; कर्ता = त्वम् (इन्द्र)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
शविष्ठO strongest
शविष्ठ:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootशविष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र-विशेषण) < शवस् (strength)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र
इदुjust, indeed
इदु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइदु (वेदिक निपात; इद् + उ)
ताःthose (things)
ताः:
कर्म (object of ब्रवाम) / विषय
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेto you, for you
ते:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) / त्वम्
विदथेषुin the rites/assemblies (vidathas)
विदथेषु:
अधिकरण (locative)
TypeNoun
Rootविदथ (प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रवामwe speak, we proclaim
ब्रवाम:
क्रिया ; कर्ता = वयम् (ऋषयः/स्तोतारः)
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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