Rig Veda 5.68.3: Mandala 5, Sukta 68, Mantra 3
Sukta 5.68
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ता नः शक्तं पार्थिवस्य महो रायो दिव्यस्य । महि वां क्षत्रं देवेषु ॥
Transliteration
tā́ naḥ śáktaṃ pārthivásya mahó rāyó divyásya | máhi vāṃ kṣatráṃ devéṣu ||
Translation
その二柱よ、われらを力ある者となし、地上の大いなる富と天上の神聖なる豊穣とを得させたまえ。神々の中における汝らの大いなる王権はまことに偉大なり――それがわれらの内に力と統御として働かんことを。
Word by Word
ताःthose (things/boons)
ताः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शक्तम्able, powerful, effective
शक्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootशक् (धातु) → शक्त (कृदन्त, भूतकृदन्त/PPP)
पार्थिवस्यof the earthly (one/realm)
पार्थिवस्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootपार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक; पृथिवी-सम्बन्धी)
महोof the great
महो:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
रायःof wealth, of bounty
रायः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रायि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wealth, bounty’)
दिव्यस्यof the heavenly, divine
दिव्यस्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
महिgreatly
महि:
Karaṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमहि (अव्यय; ‘greatly’)
वाम्of you two / for you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
क्षत्रम्dominion, sovereign power
क्षत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
देवेषुamong the gods
देवेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
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