Rig Veda 5.61.4: Mandala 5, Sukta 61, Mantra 4
Sukta 5.61
Rishi: Śyāvāśva Ātreya (traditional)
Devata: Maruts (probable) or heroic divine troop addressed as vīrāsaḥ/maryāsaḥ
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
परा वीरास एतन मर्यासो भद्रजानयः । अग्नितपो यथासथ ॥
Transliteration
parā vīrāsa etana maryāso bhadrajānayaḥ | agnitapo yathāsatha ||
Translation
進み出よ、勇士たちよ。進め、吉き生まれの若人たちよ。汝らはそのままに進む——アグニ（Agni）を苦行（tapas）の火とする者のごとく、火力に燃えて。
Word by Word
पराforth, away
परा:
Adhikaraṇa (गति/दिशा-निर्देशक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरा (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वीरासःheroes, strong men
वीरासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
एतनwent, moved
एतन:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु) → एत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
मर्यासःyoung men, warriors
मर्यासः:
Kartā (वीरासः के विशेषण/समनाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootमर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
भद्रजानयःof auspicious birth, well-born
भद्रजानयः:
Kartā (मर्यासः के विशेषण/समनाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootभद्र-जन (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नितपःfire-ardent; having Agni as heat/ardor
अग्नितपः:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअग्नि-तपस् (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
यथासथas you are / so may you be
यथासथ:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootयथा (अव्यय) + अस् (धातु)
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