Rig Veda 5.56.8: Mandala 5, Sukta 56, Mantra 8
Sukta 5.56
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition) (traditional attribution for Mandala 5 Marut hymns; specific verse-level attribution follows the sukta’s rishi)
Devata: Maruts (with implicit presence of Rodasī = Heaven & Earth as supporting powers)
Chandas: Jagatī (likely; Mandala 5 Marut verses frequently in Jagatī/Triṣṭubh—verse requires metrical verification against pada syllable count)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
रथं नु मारुतं वयं श्रवस्युमा हुवामहे । आ यस्मिन्तस्थौ सुरणानि बिभ्रती सचा मरुत्सु रोदसी ॥
Transliteration
ratháṃ nú mārutáṃ vayáṃ śravasyúm ā́ huvāmahe | ā́ yásmin tastháu suráṇāni bíbhratī sácā marútsu rodasī́ ||
Translation
ഇപ്പോൾ ഞങ്ങൾ ശ്രവസ്യുമാ (വിജയകര ശ്രവണവും പ്രകാശമാന യശസ്സും ഉള്ള) മരുത-രഥത്തെ ആഹ്വാനിക്കുന്നു. അതിൽ രോദസീ—ദ്യൗഃയും പൃഥിവിയും—മരുതുകളോടൊപ്പം ഒന്നായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു, തങ്ങളുടെ സുരണാ (ദിവ്യാനന്ദങ്ങൾ/വരങ്ങൾ) ധരിച്ചുകൊണ്ട്.
Word by Word
रथम्chariot
रथम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक) प्रत्यय-शून्य
नुnow; indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
मारुतम्Marut(-made)/belonging to the Maruts
मारुतम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमारुत (प्रातिपदिक) < मरुत्
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
श्रवस्युम्fame-seeking; glory-winning
श्रवस्युम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रवस्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards; hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
हुवामहेwe call; we invoke
हुवामहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वे (ह्वयति/ह्वयते)
आunto; to
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यस्मिन्in which; wherein
यस्मिन्:
अधिकरण
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तस्थौstood; has stood
तस्थौ:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√स्था
सुरणानिgood delights/pleasures; good gifts
सुरणानि:
कर्म (बिभ्रती इत्यस्य) / अथवा कर्तृ (सन्दर्भानुसार)
TypeNoun
Rootसुरणा (प्रातिपदिक)
बिभ्रतीbearing; carrying
बिभ्रती:
कर्तृ (तस्थौ इत्यस्य/वाक्यस्य विशेषण)
TypeParticiple
Root√भृ
सचाtogether with
सचा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसचा (अव्यय)
मरुत्सुamong the Maruts
मरुत्सु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
रोदसीthe two worlds (heaven and earth)
रोदसी:
कर्तृ (बिभ्रती इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक; द्यावापृथिव्यौ)
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