Rig Veda 5.86.5: Mandala 5, Sukta 86, Mantra 5
Sukta 5.86
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya) (Indrāgnī hymns in Maṇḍala 5 are within Atri collection)
Devata: Indra-Agni (dual)
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; Mandala 5 Indra-Agni hymns commonly in Triṣṭubh—needs pada-count verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ता वृधन्तावनु द्यून्मर्ताय देवावदभा । अर्हन्ता चित्पुरो दधेंऽशेव देवावर्वते ॥
Transliteration
tā vṛ́dhantā́v ánu dyū́n mártāya devā́v adábhā | árhantā cit púraḥ dadhéṃ’śéva devā́v árvate ||
Translation
Those two Gods, growing in their power, move day after day for the mortal; inviolable, they set before him the leading fronts of attainment, as if by their rightful share, for the steed of the journey (the life-force) to advance.
Word by Word
तौthose two (they two)
तौ:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वृधन्तौgrowing, increasing
वृधन्तौ:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootवृध् (धातु) → वृधन्त् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
अनुalong, after, in accordance with
अनु:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
द्यून्days (bright days), day-times
द्यून्:
कर्म (अनु + गमन/अनुगमन-अर्थे)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यु (प्रातिपदिक: द्युन्/द्यू)
मर्तायfor the mortal
मर्ताय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
देवौthe two gods
देवौ:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अदभाःunharming, uninjurable, unfailing
अदभाः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअदभ (प्रातिपदिक; न-उपसर्ग + दभ् ‘to harm/deceive’)
अर्हन्तौdeserving, worthy
अर्हन्तौ:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootअर्ह् (धातु) → अर्हन्त् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
चित्indeed, even
चित्:
(निपातः/अवधारणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
पुरःfortresses, strongholds
पुरः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपुर्/पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
दधेhas placed, has set
दधे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
अंशेवas if in a share/portion; like a portion
अंशेव:
अधिकरण (उपमा-निर्देशः)
TypeCompound (Noun + particle)
Rootअंश (प्रातिपदिक) + इव (अव्यय)
देवौthe two gods
देवौ:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्वतेfor the steed/horse; for the charioteer (possessor of horses)
अर्वते:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअर्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
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