Rig Veda 5.87.1: Mandala 5, Sukta 87, Mantra 1
Sukta 5.87
Devata: Maruts (with Vishnu as associated power)
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; typical for Marut hymns—needs syllable verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र वो महे मतयो यन्तु विष्णवे मरुत्वते गिरिजा एवयामरुत् । प्र शर्धाय प्रयज्यवे सुखादये तवसे भन्ददिष्टये धुनिव्रताय शवसे ॥
Transliteration
prá vo mahé matáyo yantu víṣṇave marútvate giri-jā́ evayā́marut | prá śárdhāya práyajyave sukhā́daye távase bhandád-iṣṭaye dhúni-vratāya śávase ||
Translation
汝らの大いなる思念の力よ、前へと進み、マルトたちを伴うヴィシュヌへ赴け――山の威力より生まれしマルトよ。前へ、祭にふさわしき群れへ、安らぎの歓喜を与うる力へ、吉祥の供物を愛する強き者へ；轟きうねる奔流を誓法とする力へ、神威の力へ。
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
वःof you / your
वः:
Sampradāna (possessor/related-to)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
महेto the great (one)
महे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
मतयःthoughts, hymns, inspirations
मतयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमति-
यन्तुlet (them) go
यन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (गत्यर्थः)
विष्णवेto Viṣṇu
विष्णवे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (deity)
Rootविष्णु-
मरुत्वतेto the Marut-possessing / accompanied by the Maruts
मरुत्वते:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootमरुत्वन्त्
गिरिजाःmountain-born (ones)
गिरिजाः:
Kartā (apposition to मतयः)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootगिरिजा-
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
अयामरुत्Ayāmarut (a Vedic epithet/name; ‘having/being Marut-like’)
अयामरुत्:
Adhikaraṇa/Viśeṣaṇa (epithet in apposition)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअयामरुत् (prātipadika; Vedic epithet)
प्रforth
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
शर्धायto the troop, host
शर्धाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootशर्धा-
प्रयज्यवेto the worship-worthy
प्रयज्यवे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (verbal)
Rootप्र-यज्य- (from √यज्; ‘fit to be worshipped’)
सुखादयेto the giver of ease/comfort
सुखादये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसुखादि- (prātipadika)
तवसेto the strong one / to strength
तवसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootतवस्-
भन्ददिष्टयेfor bestowing bounty/benefit (lit. ‘best gift/boon’)
भन्ददिष्टये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootभन्ददिष्टि- (prātipadika; Vedic)
धुनिव्रतायto him whose ordinance is roaring/shaking
धुनिव्रताय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootधुनिव्रत-
शवसेto might, to power
शवसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootशवस्-
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