Rig Veda 5.72.3: Mandala 5, Sukta 72, Mantra 3
Sukta 5.72
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya) explicitly referenced (atrivat)
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मित्रश्च नो वरुणश्च जुषेतां यज्ञमिष्टये । नि बर्हिषि सदतां सोमपीतये ॥
Transliteration
mitráś ca no váruṇaś ca juṣetā́m yajñám iṣṭáye | ní barhíṣi sadatāṃ sóma-pītaye ||
Translation
ミトラ（Mitra）とヴァルナ（Varuṇa）が、成就のための祭（yajña）として、われらの供物を嘉納せんことを。聖なる敷草（barhis）に坐し、ソーマ（Soma）を飲むために。
Word by Word
मित्रःMitra
मित्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
जुषेताम्may the two enjoy/favour
जुषेताम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootजुष् (धातु, भ्वादि; ‘सेव्/प्री’)
यज्ञम्the sacrifice
यज्ञम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
इष्टयेfor the oblation/desired offering
इष्टये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootइष्टि (प्रातिपदिक; यज्-धातु से ‘इष्टि’)
निdown; in (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
बर्हिषिon the sacred grass (barhis)
बर्हिषि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सदताम्let the two sit
सदताम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootसद् (धातु; ‘आसीद्/उपविश्’)
सोमपीतयेfor Soma-drinking
सोमपीतये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootसोमपीति (प्रातिपदिक; सोम + पीति ‘पान’)
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