Rig Veda 5.87.3: Mandala 5, Sukta 87, Mantra 3
Sukta 5.87
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र ये दिवो बृहतः शृण्विरे गिरा सुशुक्वानः सुभ्व एवयामरुत् । न येषामिरी सधस्थ ईष्ट आँ अग्नयो न स्वविद्युतः प्र स्यन्द्रासो धुनीनाम् ॥
Transliteration
prá ye divó bṛhatáḥ śṛṇviré girā́ su-śúkvānaḥ su-bhvá evayā́marut | ná yeṣām ī́rī sadhástha ī́ṣṭa ā́ṃ agnáyo ná sva-vidyútaḥ prá spandrā́saḥ dhunī́nām ||
Translation
前へ進むのは、広き高天より讃歌の言葉を聴く者たち――光焔あかく、姿よき者たちよ、おおマルト。彼らの駆り立てる力は共なる座において衰えず；自らの稲妻をもつ火のごとく、雷なる力の震えは流れ出づ。
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
येwho (they)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-stem)
दिवःfrom heaven
दिवः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (prātipadika: दिव्)
बृहतःfrom the great (lofty)
बृहतः:
Apādāna
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत् (adj. stem)
शृण्विरेthey are heard / they hear
शृण्विरे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
गिराwith/through song (hymn)
गिरा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (prātipadika)
सुशुक्वानःwell-brightening, shining well
सुशुक्वानः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootशुक्व्/शुच् (Vedic root in perfect/participle formation; prātipadika: सु-शुक्वान्)
सुभ्वःwell-strong / well-mighty
सुभ्वः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसुभ्व (adj. stem)
एवयामO Evayāman (epithet)
एवयाम:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootएवयामन् (prātipadika; epithet)
मरुत्O Marut(s)
मरुत्:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (prātipadika)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (particle)
येषाम्of whom
येषाम्:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-stem)
ईरीmoves, stirs, is set in motion
ईरी:
—
TypeVerb
Rootईर् (धातु)
सधस्थेin the common seat / on the shared ground
सधस्थे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसधस्थ (prātipadika)
ईष्टhe/it seeks, impels, strives
ईष्ट:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइष् (धातु)
आन्towards; indeed (particle)
आन्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga) + न् (enclitic particle; Vedic)
अग्नयःfires
अग्नयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (prātipadika)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (particle)
स्वविद्युतःself-flashing, flashing of themselves
स्वविद्युतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व-विद्युत् (compound prātipadika)
प्रforth
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
स्यन्द्रासःstreamers, flowing ones
स्यन्द्रासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootस्यन्द्र (prātipadika; from √स्यन्द ‘flow, stream’)
धुनीनाम्of the roaring (waters/streams)
धुनीनाम्:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootधुनी (prātipadika)
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