Rig Veda 5.41.12: Mandala 5, Sukta 41, Mantra 12
Sukta 5.41
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Lord of ūrj (often a functional epithet; could align with a sustaining deity such as Pūṣan/Indra depending on tradition) and the Waters
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शृणोतु न ऊर्जां पतिर्गिरः स नभस्तरीयाँ इषिरः परिज्मा । शृण्वन्त्वापः पुरो न शुभ्राः परि स्रुचो बबृहाणस्याद्रेः ॥
Transliteration
śṛṇótu na ūrjā́ṃ pátir gíraḥ sá nábhas tárīyāṃ iṣiráḥ paríjmā | śṛṇvántv ā́paḥ púro na śubhrā́ḥ párī srúco babṛhāṇásy ādréḥ ||
Translation
満ち足りの主は我らの言葉を聞き給え——中空を渡り、周く迅く巡る敏捷者よ。水々も聞け、我らの前にある砦のごとく白く輝きつつ、膨れ満つる岩（搾り出された豊穣）の、供物の流れと祭杓の道を取り巻け。
Word by Word
शृणोतुlet (him) hear
शृणोतु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
नःof us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (हितार्थे) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ऊर्जाम्nourishing strength, sap
ऊर्जाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्ज्/ऊर्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
पतिःlord, master
पतिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
गिरःsongs, hymns
गिरः:
कर्तृ (शृणोतु इत्यस्य सहकर्तृ/विषय)
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नभस्तरीयान्higher than the sky / very lofty
नभस्तरीयान्:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootनभस्तरि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘नभस्’+‘तरी’ भाव)
इषिरःvigorous, impetuous
इषिरः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootइषिर (प्रातिपदिक)
परिज्माall-surrounding, encompassing (one)
परिज्मा:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootपरिज्मन्/परिज्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
शृण्वन्तुlet them hear
शृण्वन्तु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
आपःwaters
आपः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootआप् (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरःin front, before
पुरः:
अधिकरण (देश/काल-भाव)
TypeIndeclinable (adverbial) / Noun-form
Rootपुरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
(सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
शुभ्राःbright, pure
शुभ्राः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (आपः)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround
परि:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्रुचःladles (offering-spoons)
स्रुचः:
कर्तृ (बबृहाणस्य इत्यस्य सहसम्बन्ध/परिवेष्टक)
TypeNoun
Rootस्रुच् (प्रातिपदिक)
बबृहाणस्यof the swelling/expanding one
बबृहाणस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeParticiple
Rootबृंह्/बृह् (धातु) → बबृहाण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अद्रेःof the rock / stone (mountain)
अद्रेः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
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