Rig Veda 5.65.4: Mandala 5, Sukta 65, Mantra 4
Sukta 5.65
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Mitra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मित्रो अंहोश्चिदादुरु क्षयाय गातुं वनते । मित्रस्य हि प्रतूर्वतः सुमतिरस्ति विधतः ॥
Transliteration
mitró aṃhóś cid ā́d urú kṣáyāya gātúṃ vanate | mitrásya hí pratū́rvataḥ sumatír ásti vidhatáḥ ||
Translation
ミトラは、たとえ苦難の中からでも、住まいのための広き道を勝ち取る。まことにミトラは抗するものを打ち破り、奉仕し儀礼の業を整える者に、善き思い（恵みの心）をもつ。
Word by Word
मित्रःMitra (the deity)
मित्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अंहःfrom distress/sin
अंहः:
अपादान (विमोचन-हेतु/यस्मात्)
TypeNoun
Rootअंहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
आtowards; forth (prefix)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
दुरुwidely; far and wide
दुरु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदुरु (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रयोग; RV)
क्षयायfor dwelling/abode
क्षयाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
गातुम्path; passage
गातुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगातु (प्रातिपदिक)
वनतेwins; obtains
वनते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वन् (वन्/वनते)
मित्रस्यof Mitra
मित्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
हिfor; indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
प्रतूर्वतःof the overpowering/prevailing (one)
प्रतूर्वतः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रतूर्वत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘overpowering, prevailing’)
सुमतिःgood thought; benevolence
सुमतिः:
कर्तृ (अस्ति-क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootसु- + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तिis
अस्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
विधतःof the worshipper (the one who performs the rite)
विधतः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootविधत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘worshipper/ordainer’, from √धा with vi-; RV)
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