Rig Veda 5.2.6 — Mandala 5, Sukta 2, Mantra 6
Sukta 5.2
Rishi: Atri (explicit: brahmāṇy atreḥ)
Devata: Agni (as vasām rājā, the sovereign dwelling)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वसां राजानं वसतिं जनानामरातयो नि दधुर्मर्त्येषु । ब्रह्माण्यत्रेरव तं सृजन्तु निन्दितारो निन्द्यासो भवन्तु ॥
Transliteration
vasā́ṃ rājā́naṃ vasatíṃ janā́nām arā́tayo ní dadhur mártyeṣu | brahmā́ṇy átrer áva táṃ sṛjantu ninditā́ro nindyā́so bhavantu ||
Translation
Raja segala kediaman, tempat menetapnya bangsa-bangsa—para musuh telah mengurungnya dalam kalangan insan fana. Biarlah kata-kata suci Atri melepaskannya; biarlah para pencela menjadi tercela, yang layak dicela: semoga kuasa yang memenjarakan Api batin (Agni) tunduk kepada hukumnya sendiri.
Word by Word
वसाम्of the garments/coverings
वसाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation to ‘राजानम्’)
TypeNoun
Rootवसा- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वसा’ = वसा/वसना ‘वस्त्र/आवरण’, ‘वसा’ also ‘fat’ in later usage; here ‘garments/coverings’)
राजानम्the king
राजानम्:
कर्म (object of ‘नि दधुः’)
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
वसतिम्the dwelling-place, abode
वसतिम्:
कर्म (second object/apposition with ‘राजानम्’)
TypeNoun
Rootवसति- (प्रातिपदिक; from √वस् ‘to dwell’)
जनानाम्of the peoples
जनानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive with ‘वसतिम्’)
TypeNoun
Rootजन- (प्रातिपदिक)
अरातयःthe hostile ones, enemies
अरातयः:
कर्तृ (subject of ‘नि दधुः’)
TypeNoun
Rootअराति- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अराति’ = hostile, non-giving, enemy)
निdown, into (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दधुःthey have placed/they placed
दधुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धा (धातु) ‘to place, put’
मर्त्येषुamong mortals
मर्त्येषु:
अधिकरण (location: ‘among/in’)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमर्त्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रह्माणिthe sacred prayers/formulas
ब्रह्माणि:
कर्म (object of ‘सृजन्तु’)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्- (प्रातिपदिक; neut. ‘sacred formulations/prayers’)
अत्रेःof Atri
अत्रेः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive with ‘ब्रह्माणि’)
TypeProper Noun
Rootअत्रि- (ऋषिनाम; प्रातिपदिक)
अवforth, down (as preverb)
अव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तम्that (him/it)
तम्:
कर्म (object of ‘सृजन्तु’; referring to the hostile one/hostility)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सृजन्तुlet them send forth/let them release
सृजन्तु:
क्रिया (injunctive/imperative wish)
TypeVerb
Root√सृज् (धातु) ‘to let go, send forth, release’
निन्दितारःthe revilers, blamers
निन्दितारः:
कर्तृ (subject of ‘भवन्तु’)
TypeNoun
Rootनिन्दितृ- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; agent noun from √निन्द् ‘to blame’)
निन्द्याःblameworthy, to be blamed
निन्द्याः:
कर्तृ (appositional predicate with ‘निन्दितारः’)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootनिन्द्य- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; gerundive/ya-participle from √निन्द् ‘to be blamed’)
भवन्तुlet them be/become
भवन्तु:
क्रिया (benedictive/imperative wish)
TypeVerb
Root√भू (धातु) ‘to be, become’
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