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Rig Veda 10.56.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 56, Mantra 3

Sukta 10.56

Devata: Suvitá/Vājin principle (a guiding power of right movement; could align with Savitṛ as impeller, but not explicit)
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

वाज्यसि वाजिनेना सुवेनीः सुवितः स्तोमं सुवितो दिवं गाः । सुवितो धर्म प्रथमानु सत्या सुवितो देवान्त्सुवितोऽनु पत्म ॥

Transliteration

vā́jy asi vā́jinena suvenī́ḥ suvitáḥ stómam suvitó dívam gā́ḥ | suvitó dhárma prathamā́nu satyā́ suvitó devā́nt suvitó 'nu pátma ||

Translation

Tu és a plenitude; e pela plenitude nos conduzes em segurança: o reto avançar guia o hino, o reto avançar guia ao céu. O reto avançar é a Lei (dharma), seguindo primeiro as verdades; o reto avançar conduz os deuses, o reto avançar segue a senda.

Word by Word
वाज्यसि(you) are prize-winning/strong
वाज्यसि:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootवाज्य (प्रातिपदिक; वाज ‘strength/prize’ + -य)
वाजिनेनwith the racer/with the prize-winner (steed/strength)
वाजिनेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सुवेनीःwell-guiding / fair-tracked (f.)
सुवेनीः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-वेनी (प्रातिपदिक; सु ‘good’ + वेनी ‘braid/line’; RV epithet)
सुवितःgood guidance / good impulse
सुवितः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसु-वित (प्रातिपदिक; सु ‘good’ + वित ‘finding/way’; RV ‘good course/impulse’)
स्तोमम्hymn of praise
स्तोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
सुवितःgood guidance / good impulse
सुवितः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसु-वित (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवम्heaven, the sky
दिवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक ‘sky’)
गाःgo! attain!
गाः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) → गाः (लोट्/आशीर्लिङ्-प्रयोगः; 2 पु., एक.)
सुवितःgood guidance / good impulse
सुवितः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसु-वित (प्रातिपदिक)
धर्मlaw, order, ordinance
धर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रथमानुafter the first (one)/in the first order
प्रथमानु:
—
TypeIndeclinable (compound-like phrase)
Rootप्रथम (प्रातिपदिक) + अनु (अव्यय)
सत्याtrue things / truths
सत्या:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
सुवितःgood guidance / good impulse
सुवितः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसु-वित (प्रातिपदिक)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
सुवितःgood guidance / good impulse
सुवितः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसु-वित (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुalong, after
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
पत्मflight, winged course, path
पत्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘flight/winged course’)
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