Rig Veda 5.45.6: Mandala 5, Sukta 45, Mantra 6

Sukta 5.45

Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition) (hymn attribution basis)

Devata: Indra/Angirasic powers of illumination; dhī as the operative goddess-power (inspired intelligence) and ‘Mother’ as generative opener

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify metrically)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

एता धियं कृणवामा सखायोऽप या माताँ ऋणुत व्रजं गोः । यया मनुर्विशिशिप्रं जिगाय यया वणिग्वङ्कुरापा पुरीषम् ॥

Transliteration

etā́ dhíyaṃ kṛṇávāmā sakhāyó’pa yā́ mātā́ṃ ṛṇutá vrajáṃ góḥ | yayā́ mánur viśiśipráṃ jigā́ya yayā́ vaṇíg vaṅkúr ā́pa purī́ṣam ||

Translation

Wahai sahabat-sahabat, marilah kita membentuk dhī (fahaman ilham) ini—yang dengannya Sang Ibu membuka kandang (vraja) Cahaya, kandang lembu. Dengannya Manu menewaskan daya yang jernih-melihat; dengannya pedagang-pencari Vaṅku memperoleh kepenuhan yang kaya.

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Word by Word

• एताम्: this (f.)
• एताम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun/Determiner
• Root: एतद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• धियम्: thought, insight, hymn
• धियम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: धी (prātipadika)

• कृणवाम: let us two make
• कृणवाम: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)

• सखायौ: (we) two friends
• सखायौ: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखा (prātipadika)

• अप: away, forth
• अप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अप (avyaya)

• या: which (she/that)
• या: कर्तृ
• Type: Relative pronoun
• Root: यद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• माताम्: mother
• माताम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (prātipadika)

• ऋणुत: open/loosen (you all)!
• ऋणुत: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: ऋ (धातु; ‘to go/move, set in motion’; वैदिक प्रयोगे ‘to open/loosen’)

• व्रजम्: enclosure, pen
• व्रजम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रज (prātipadika)

• गोः: of the cow/cattle
• गोः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (prātipadika)

• यया: by which
• यया: करण
• Type: Relative pronoun
• Root: यद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• मनुः: Manu
• मनुः: कर्तृ
• Type: Proper noun
• Root: मनु (prātipadika)

• विशिशिप्रम्: the wide-jawed/strong-jawed (one)
• विशिशिप्रम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: विशि-शिप्र (prātipadika; epithet)

• जिगाय: has conquered, won
• जिगाय: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)

• यया: by which
• यया: करण
• Type: Relative pronoun
• Root: यद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• वणिक्: the trader/merchant
• वणिक्: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: वणिज् (prātipadika)

• वङ्कुः: Vaṅku (name)
• वङ्कुः: कर्तृ
• Type: Proper noun
• Root: वङ्कु (prātipadika)

• राप: has taken/robbed
• राप: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: राप् (धातु; ‘to seize/rob, take away’)

• पुरीषम्: dung; (also) refuse/mire
• पुरीषम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरीष (prātipadika)