Home›Rig Veda›Mandala 3›Sukta 51›Mantra 5
←Previous Mantra
Next Mantra→

Rig Veda 3.51.5: Mandala 3, Sukta 51, Mantra 5

Sukta 3.51

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Indra (with cosmic supports: Dyauḥ, Āpaḥ, Oṣadhīḥ, Vanāni)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

पूर्वीरस्य निष्षिधो मर्त्येषु पुरू वसूनि पृथिवी बिभर्ति । इन्द्राय द्याव ओषधीरुतापो रयिं रक्षन्ति जीरयो वनानि ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 3.51.5
Transliteration

pūrvī́r asya niṣṣídho mártyeṣu purū́ vásūni pṛthivī́ bibharti | índrāya dyā́va óṣadhīr utā́po rayíṃ rakṣanti jīráyo vánāni ||

Translation

From of old, his sure foundations are set among mortals; the Earth bears many riches. For Indra, Heaven, the plants and the Waters guard the rayi—while the strong forests stand firm, supporting the increase of life-force.

Word by Word
पूर्वीःmany former/earlier (things)
पूर्वीः:
कर्म (बिभर्ति इति क्रियायाः)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) < PIE *per- ‘before’
अस्यof him/this
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) — ‘of him/this’
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
निःषिधःof the restrainer (one who keeps back)
निःषिधः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) — ‘of the restrainer/forbidder’
TypeNoun
Rootनि-षिध् (धातु ‘to restrain/forbid’) → निषिध् (कृदन्त/नाम)
मर्त्येषुamong mortals
मर्त्येषु:
अधिकारण (locative) — ‘among’
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक) < मृ ‘to die’
पुरुmany, much
पुरु:
विशेषण (वसूनि इति)
TypeAdjective (indeclinable use)
Rootपुरु (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
वसूनिgoods/wealths
वसूनि:
कर्म (बिभर्ति)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक) < वस् ‘to dwell/shine’ (Vedic ‘wealth, good’)
पृथिवीthe Earth
पृथिवी:
कर्तृ (बिभर्ति)
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक) < पृथु ‘broad’
बिभर्तिbears, carries
बिभर्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धातु) ‘to bear, carry’
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
सम्प्रदान (dative) — ‘for Indra’
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
द्यावःthe heavens
द्यावः:
कर्तृ (रक्षन्ति)
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘sky, heaven’
ओषधीःplants, herbs
ओषधीः:
कर्म (रक्षन्ति) — coordinated object
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand, also
उत:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
आपःthe waters
आपः:
कर्तृ (रक्षन्ति) — with द्यावः
TypeNoun
Rootआप्/अप् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘water’
रयिम्wealth
रयिम्:
कर्म (रक्षन्ति)
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक) ‘wealth, treasure’
रक्षन्तिprotect
रक्षन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष् (धातु) ‘to protect’
जीरयःthe vigorous/active (ones)
जीरयः:
कर्तृ (रक्षन्ति) — appositional/qualifying subject
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootजीर (प्रातिपदिक) ‘quick, lively; vigorous’
वनानिthe forests/woods
वनानि:
कर्तृ (रक्षन्ति) — ‘the woods/forests (protect)’
TypeNoun
Rootवन (प्रातिपदिक) ‘wood, forest; tree’
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
←Previous Mantra
Next Mantra→

Ask anything about this verse

Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.

Not sure where to start?

A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.

Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app

Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.

App StoreGoogle Play

Continue reading in the Vedapath app

Open in App
App StoreGoogle Play