Rig Veda 5.79.4: Mandala 5, Sukta 79, Mantra 4
Sukta 5.79
Rishi: Syāvāśva Ātreya (traditional)
Devata: Uṣas
Chandas: Jagatī (traditional; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभि ये त्वा विभावरि स्तोमैर्गृणन्ति वह्नयः । मघैर्मघोनि सुश्रियो दामन्वन्तः सुरातयः सुजाते अश्वसूनृते ॥
Transliteration
abhí ye tvā vibhāvari stomáir gṛṇánti váhnayaḥ | magháiḥ maghoni suśríyo dā́manvantaḥ surātáyaḥ sujāta aśvasūnṛte ||
Translation
讃歌もて汝を称える者ども、光輝の者よ――炎を担う熱き運び手らは――その成長において麗しくなる。施しによって広がりゆく、恵み多き曙よ、正しき絆を備え、真の施与に富む者よ――よく生まれし者よ、迅き力と歓びの言葉をもたらす者よ。
Word by Word
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou (acc.)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विभावरिO radiant one (Vibhāvarī)
विभावरि:
Sampradāna (आह्वान/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootविभावरि (प्रातिपदिक; वि+भा ‘to shine’ से)
स्तोमैःwith hymns, with praises
स्तोमैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
गृणन्तिthey praise/sing
गृणन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगृ (गृणाति) ‘to sing/praise’
वह्नयःthe bearers/priests (vahni-s)
वह्नयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
मघैःwith gifts, with bounties
मघैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमघ (प्रातिपदिक)
मघोनिO bountiful one
मघोनि:
Sampradāna (आह्वान/सम्बोधन)
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootमघोनि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bounteous’)
सुश्रियोvery splendid, fair-glorious
सुश्रियो:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसुश्रिय (प्रातिपदिक; सु+श्री)
दामन्वन्तःpossessing gifts/abodes (endowed)
दामन्वन्तः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootदामन्वन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; दामन् ‘gift/house’ + वन्त्)
सुरातयःgood givers / good gifts
सुरातयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसुराति (प्रातिपदिक; सु+राति ‘giving’)
सुजाताःwell-born, of good birth
सुजाताः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (past participial)
Rootसुजात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सु+√जन् ‘to be born’)
अश्वसूनृतेO (goddess) of horse(-gifts) and kindly truth / true friendliness
अश्वसूनृते:
Sampradāna (आह्वान/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative compound epithet)
Rootअश्वसूनृता (प्रातिपदिक; अश्व + सूनृता ‘kindly speech/true friendliness’)
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