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Rig Veda 5.31.6: Mandala 5, Sukta 31, Mantra 6

Sukta 5.31

Rishi: Atri Bhauma (Ātreya) (traditional for RV 5.31)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

प्र ते पूर्वाणि करणानि वोचं प्र नूतना मघवन्या चकर्थ । शक्तीवो यद्विभरा रोदसी उभे जयन्नपो मनवे दानुचित्राः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 5.31.6

prá te pū́rvāṇi káraṇāni vocaṃ prá nū́tanā maghavan yā́ cakártha | śaktī́vo yád vibhárā ródasī ubhé jáyann apó mánave dā́nucitrāḥ ||

Proclamo teus feitos antigos e também os novos que realizaste, ó generoso (Maghavan). Quando, pleno de poderes, sustentaste ambos — Céu e Terra —, vencedor, libertaste as águas para Manu: esses cursos de muitas formas, ocultos em Dānu.

प्रforth, forward
प्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
तेto you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (pronoun)
पूर्वाणिformer (deeds)
पूर्वाणि:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपूर्व (prātipadika)
करणानिdeeds, acts
करणानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकरण (prātipadika; from √कृ)
वोचम्I proclaimed / I will declare
वोचम्:
TypeVerb
Root√वच्
प्रforth
प्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
नूतनानिnew (deeds)
नूतनानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootनूतन (prātipadika)
मघवन्O bountiful one (Indra)
मघवन्:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootमघवन् (epithet of Indra)
यानिwhich (things)
यानि:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (relative pronoun)
चकार्थyou have done / you did
चकार्थ:
TypeVerb
Root√कृ
शक्तीवःpowerful, possessing might
शक्तीवः:
Kartā (of following clause, as epithet)
TypeAdjective
Rootशक्तीवस् (prātipadika; ‘having powers/strengths’)
यत्when/that
यत्:
TypeIndeclinable/Pronoun
Rootयद् (relative)
विभराःyou bear, you uphold
विभराः:
TypeVerb
Root√भृ
रोदसीthe two worlds (heaven and earth)
रोदसी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (dual noun)
उभेboth
उभे:
Karma (apposition to रोदसी)
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootउभ (prātipadika)
जयन्conquering, winning
जयन्:
Kartā (participial, agreeing with Indra)
TypeVerbal adjective (present participle)
Root√जि
अपःthe waters
अपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (prātipadika)
मनवेfor Manu (mankind)
मनवे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (proper/ancestor)
Rootमनु (prātipadika)
दानुचित्राःmarvelous/variegated (waters), wondrously abundant
दानुचित्राः:
Kartā/Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier of ‘waters’)
TypeAdjective
Rootदानुचित्र (prātipadika; ‘wondrous with Dānu/with watery marvels’)

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