Rig Veda 5.62.2: Mandala 5, Sukta 62, Mantra 2
Sukta 5.62
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तत्सु वां मित्रावरुणा महित्वमीर्मा तस्थुषीरहभिर्दुदुह्रे । विश्वाः पिन्वथः स्वसरस्य धेना अनु वामेकः पविरा ववर्त ॥
Transliteration
tát su vāṃ mitrā́varuṇā mahi-tvám ī́rmā tasthuṣī́r áha-bhir duduhre | víśvāḥ pinvathaḥ svásarasya dhénā ánu vā́m ékaḥ pavír ā́ vavarta ||
Translation
まことにこれぞ汝らミトラとヴァルナの偉大さ。堅く立つ流れは、日々によって乳のごとく搾り出される。汝らは自ずから流るる泉のすべての乳牛を満たし、汝らに従いて、ただ一つの浄め手は巡り巡る—存在をṛtaへと研ぎ澄ます。
Word by Word
तत्that (deed/act/thing)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुwell, indeed
सु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वाम्of you two / to you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
मित्रावरुणाO Mitra and Varuṇa
मित्रावरुणा:
—
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootमित्र + वरुण (देव-नाम)
महित्वम्greatness, majesty
महित्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहित्व (महत्-भाव; प्रातिपदिक)
ईर्माset (it) in motion / impel (you two)!
ईर्मा:
—
TypeVerb
Rootईर् (धातु; ‘to set in motion/raise’)
तस्थुषीः(the) standing (ones), those that stand
तस्थुषीः:
Karma
TypeParticiple (perfect, standing)
Rootस्था (धातु) → तस्थुष् (परिपूर्ण/परस्मै) + स्त्री-प्रातिपदिक तस्थुषी
अहभिःwith days / by days
अहभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअहन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘day’)
दुदुह्रेthey two milked / have milked
दुदुह्रे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदुह् (धातु; ‘to milk’)
विश्वाःall (things)
विश्वाः:
Karma
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootविश्व (सर्व/समस्त; प्रातिपदिक)
पिन्वथःyou two make abound / invigorate
पिन्वथः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपिव्/पिन्व् (धातु; ‘to swell, make abound, invigorate’)
स्वस॑रस्यof the sister
स्वस॑रस्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्वसर् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘sister’)
धेनाम्the milch-cow
धेनाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘milch-cow’)
अनुalong, after, according to
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वाम्of you two / for you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
एकःone (single)
एकः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
पविःa purifier / sieve / blade
पविः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपवि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘sieve/strainer; blade; purifier’)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ववर्तhas turned / rolled (has come to revolve)
ववर्त:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवृत् (धातु; ‘to turn, roll, revolve’)
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