Rig Veda 5.61.8: Mandala 5, Sukta 61, Mantra 8
Sukta 5.61
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya) or Atris (Ātreyāḥ) (traditional for Mandala 5; verse-level uncertain from input alone)
Devata: Maruts (hymn context), with a secondary mythic reference to Paṇis (obstructors)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires scansion confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत घा नेमो अस्तुतः पुमाँ इति ब्रुवे पणिः । स वैरदेय इत्समः ॥
Transliteration
utá ghā́ némo ástutaḥ púmāṃ íti bruve paṇíḥ | sá váira-deya ít sámaḥ ||
Translation
ಮತ್ತೂ ನಿಜವಾಗಿಯೂ ಪಣಿಯು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾನೆ: ‘ಅವನು ಕೇವಲ ಪುರುಷನು—ಅಸ್ತುತ (ಸ್ತುತಿ ಇಲ್ಲದವನು), ನೇಮೋ (ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ/ಆದರ) ಇಲ್ಲದವನು’; ಆದರೆ ವೈರ-ದೇಯ (ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆ ಮತ್ತು ದಾನದ) ಅದೇ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವನು ಅವರ ಸಮಾನನು.
Word by Word
उतand, also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
घindeed, surely
घ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootघ
नेमःreverence, homage
नेमः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनेम (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तुlet there be
अस्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (असँ)
ततःfrom that, from him/it
ततः:
Apādāna
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पुमान्a man
पुमान्:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपुमांस् (प्रातिपदिक)
इतिthus, ‘so’
इति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
ब्रुवेI say, I speak
ब्रुवे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
पणिःthe Paṇi (niggard/merchant-demon)
पणिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपणि (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वैरदेयःto be given as wergild/compensation; a compensatory gift
वैरदेयः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्) / predicate adjective
TypeAdjective
Rootवैरदेय (प्रातिपदिक) < वैर + देय
इत्just, only, indeed
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत्
समःequal, the same
समः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्) / predicate adjective
TypeAdjective
Rootसम (प्रातिपदिक)
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