Rig Veda 5.57.5: Mandala 5, Sukta 57, Mantra 5
Sukta 5.57
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पुरुद्रप्सा अञ्जिमन्तः सुदानवस्त्वेषसंदृशो अनवभ्रराधसः । सुजातासो जनुषा रुक्मवक्षसो दिवो अर्का अमृतं नाम भेजिरे ॥
Transliteration
puru-drā́psā añjí-mantaḥ sudā́navas tveṣá-sandṛśo anavabhrá-rādhasaḥ | sujātā́so jánuṣā rukmá-vakṣaso divó arkā́ amṛ́taṃ nā́ma bhejire ||
Translation
光る滴に満ち、装いは輝き、施しに富み、見れば猛々しく、雲なき恵みをたたえる。生まれながらに善く生まれ、黄金の胸をもつ彼ら――彼らは天の讃歌であり、不死の名を自らのものとして受け取った。
Word by Word
पुरुद्रप्साःhaving many drops/splendours
पुरुद्रप्साः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु- (प्रातिपदिक) + द्रप्सा- (प्रातिपदिक, ‘द्रप्स’)
अञ्जिमन्तःpossessing adornment/unguent; well-adorned
अञ्जिमन्तः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअञ्जि- (प्रातिपदिक ‘ointment/unguent, adornment’) + -मन्त् (मतुप्)
सुदानवःgood-giving, bountiful
सुदानवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- (उपसर्ग/उपपद) + दानु- (प्रातिपदिक ‘giver’)
त्वेषसंदृशःof blazing appearance
त्वेषसंदृशः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootत्वेष- (प्रातिपदिक ‘fiery, brilliant’) + संदृश् (प्रातिपदिक ‘in appearance/looking like’; from √दृश्)
अनवभ्रराधसःwhose bounty is without blemish; faultless in gifts
अनवभ्रराधसः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअन- (नञ्) + अवभ्र- (प्रातिपदिक ‘defect/blemish’, Vedic) + राधस्- (प्रातिपदिक ‘gift, bounty, favour’)
सुजातासःwell-born
सुजातासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + जात- (कृदन्त; past passive participle from √जन् ‘to be born’)
जनुषाby birth, by lineage
जनुषा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootजनुष्- (प्रातिपदिक ‘birth, lineage’; from √जन्)
रुक्मवक्षसःgolden-breasted; with golden chests
रुक्मवक्षसः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootरुक्म- (प्रातिपदिक ‘gold, golden ornament’) + वक्षस्- (प्रातिपदिक ‘breast/chest’)
दिवःof heaven, heavenly
दिवः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ- (प्रातिपदिक ‘sky, heaven’)
अर्काःrays; hymns of praise
अर्काः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअर्क- (प्रातिपदिक ‘ray; hymn/praise’)
अमृतम्immortality; ambrosial (state)
अमृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअमृत- (प्रातिपदिक ‘immortal; ambrosia’)
नाम(as) the name; namely
नाम:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनामन्- (प्रातिपदिक ‘name’)
भेजिरेthey have attained/partaken; they have taken to
भेजिरे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√भज् (भजँ सेवायाम्/विभागे)
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