Rig Veda 5.43.9: Mandala 5, Sukta 43, Mantra 9
Sukta 5.43
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition) (attribution for RV 5.43 generally)
Devata: Pūṣan and Vāyu (paired as guides/impellers of movement and thought)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र तव्यसो नमउक्तिं तुरस्याहं पूष्ण उत वायोरदिक्षि । या राधसा चोदितारा मतीनां या वाजस्य द्रविणोदा उत त्मन् ॥
Transliteration
prá táv yaso náma-uktiṃ turásyāháṃ pū́ṣṇa utá vāyór adikṣi | yā́ rā́dhasā coditā́rā matīnā́ṃ yā́ vā́jasya draviṇodā́ utá tmán ||
Translation
われは強くして迅き者らに、礼拝の詞を捧げて遣わす――プーシャン（Pūṣan）に、またヴァーユ（Vāyu）に。彼らはその充溢の恵みにより思念を駆り立て、ヴァージャ（Vāja）の財・実体を授け、しかも彼ら自身こそ内なる自己の力（ātman）である。
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
तव्यसःof the stronger/mightier
तव्यसः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeAdjective
Rootतवस् (prātipadika); comparative stem तव्यस्-
नमः-उक्तिम्a hymn/utterance of homage
नमः-उक्तिम्:
कर्म (object of implied ‘I utter/offer’)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootनमस् (prātipadika) + उक्ति (prātipadika)
तुरस्यof the swift/impetuous one
तुरस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootतुर (prātipadika)
अहम्I
अहम्:
कर्तृ (speaker as agent)
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (pronoun)
पूष्णःof Pūṣan
पूष्णः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun (deity name)
Rootपूषन् (prātipadika)
उतand, also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (particle)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (particle)
वायोःof Vāyu
वायोः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun (deity name)
Rootवायु (prātipadika)
अदिक्षिI pointed out/assigned/indicated
अदिक्षि:
क्रिया (finite verb)
TypeVerb
Rootदिश् (dhātu) with preverb आ-; Vedic aorist
याwho/which
या:
कर्तृ (of following verb/participle sense)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (relative pronoun)
राधसाwith bounty, through generosity
राधसा:
करण (means)
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (prātipadika)
चोदिताराthe two impellers/instigators
चोदितारा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootचोदितृ (agent noun from √चुद्/चोद् ‘impel’)
मतीनाम्of thoughts/prayers
मतीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootमति (prātipadika)
याwho/which
या:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (relative pronoun)
वाजस्यof prize/strength (vāja)
वाजस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (prātipadika)
द्रविणोदाthe giver of wealth
द्रविणोदा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootद्रविणोद (compound: द्रविण ‘wealth’ + -द ‘giver’ from √दा ‘give’)
उतand also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (particle)
त्मन्self, in person
त्मन्:
सम्बन्ध/विशेषणभाव (emphatic apposition)
TypeNoun/Pronoun-like
Rootत्मन् (prātipadika; Vedic for आत्मन्/स्वयम् sense)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
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Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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