Rig Veda 5.74.5: Mandala 5, Sukta 74, Mantra 5

Sukta 5.74

Rishi: Atri

Devata: Aśvinau

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र च्यवानाज्जुजुरुषो वव्रिमत्कं न मुञ्चथः । युवा यदी कृथः पुनरा काममृण्वे वध्वः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 5.74.5

Transliteration

prá cyavānā́j jujurúṣo vavrím atkáṃ ná muñcathaḥ | yúvā yádī kṛtháḥ púnar ā́ kā́mam ṛṇve vádhvaḥ ||

Translation

老いに擦り減ったチャヴァーナ（Cyavāna）から、衣を脱ぐように包む皮を解き捨てさせはしなかった。むしろ汝らが彼を再び若返らせたとき、花嫁の願いはあらためて満たされた。

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Word by Word

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• च्यवानात्: from (the) fallen/declining one
• च्यवानात्: Apādāna
• Type: Noun (from participle)
• Root: च्यव (dhātu) / च्यवान (kṛdanta-stem)

• जुजुरुषः: you two wish to make (him) grow old / wish to wear out
• जुजुरुषः: Kartā
• Type: Verb (finite)
• Root: जर्/जॄ (dhātu) → desiderative stem जुजुरुष-

• वव्रिमत्कम्: the one possessing a covering/armor (i.e., well-protected)
• वव्रिमत्कम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वव्रि- (prātipadika; ‘covering/enclosure’ etc.) + मत् (possessive)

• न: not / like
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (particle)

• मुञ्चथः: you two release/let go
• मुञ्चथः: Kartā
• Type: Verb (finite)
• Root: मुच् (dhātu)

• युवा: you two (young ones)
• युवा: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: युव (prātipadika)

• यदि: if/when
• यदि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (conjunction)

• कृथः: you two did/made
• कृथः: Kartā
• Type: Verb (finite)
• Root: कृ (dhātu)

• पुनः: again, back
• पुनः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (adverb)

• आ: towards, unto
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga)

• कामम्: desire, wish
• कामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (prātipadika)

• ऋण्वे: I attain/reach
• ऋण्वे: Kartā
• Type: Verb (finite)
• Root: ऋ/अृ (dhātu) ‘to reach, attain’ (Vedic)

• वध्वः: of the bride/young woman
• वध्वः: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वधू (prātipadika)