Rig Veda 5.63.2: Mandala 5, Sukta 63, Mantra 2
Sukta 5.63
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सम्राजावस्य भुवनस्य राजथो मित्रावरुणा विदथे स्वर्दृशा । वृष्टिं वां राधो अमृतत्वमीमहे द्यावापृथिवी वि चरन्ति तन्यवः ॥
Transliteration
sam-rājā́v asyá bhúvanasya rājatho mitrā́varuṇā vidáthe svàr-dṛśā́ | vṛṣṭíṃ vāṃ rā́dho amṛta-tvám īmahe dyā́vā-pṛthivī́ ví caranti tanyávaḥ ||
Translation
共なる王としてこの世界を治めたまう、ミトラよヴァルナよ。祭儀の集い（vidatha）において、天の光を眼として見そなわす。われらは汝らに、雨と、満ちる施し（rādhas）と、不死（amṛtatva）とを乞い願う。天と地とは、雷の力をもって広くめぐり動く。
Word by Word
सम्राजौthe two joint-sovereigns
सम्राजौ:
Kartā
TypeNoun (title)
Rootसम्-राज् (प्रातिपदिक: सम्राज्)
अस्यof this
अस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भुवनस्यof the world / of existence
भुवनस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन (प्रातिपदिक; from √भू)
राजथःyou two rule
राजथः:
(मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√राज् (राजते/राजति) अथवा denominative from राजन्; Vedic finite form
मित्रावरुणाO Mitra and Varuṇa
मित्रावरुणा:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootमित्र + वरुण (देवनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विदथेin the rite/assembly (vidatha)
विदथे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootविदथ (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वर्दृशाwith heaven-seeing (vision) / as heaven-beholders
स्वर्दृशा:
Karaṇa (instrumental/characterizing)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वर्दृश् (प्रातिपदिक; स्वः + दृश्)
वृष्टिम्rain
वृष्टिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक; from √वृष्)
वाम्of you two
वाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
राधःgift, bounty
राधः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृतत्वम्immortality
अमृतत्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootअमृतत्व (प्रातिपदिक; अमृत + त्व)
ईमहेwe seek / we request
ईमहे:
(मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√यम् (आत्मनेपद; Vedic: ईमहे < यामहे)
द्यावापृथिवीHeaven and Earth
द्यावापृथिवी:
Kartā
TypeNoun (dvandva)
Rootद्याव् + पृथिवी (देवनाम/प्रातिपदिक; द्वन्द्व)
विapart, widely
वि:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
चरन्तिmove, roam
चरन्ति:
(मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√चर्
तन्यवःthunders / thunderings
तन्यवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootतन्यु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘thunder’/‘thundering ones’)
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