Rig Veda 5.53.3: Mandala 5, Sukta 53, Mantra 3
Sukta 5.53
Rishi: Atri (Atraya tradition) — commonly associated with Mandala 5 hymns
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ते म आहुर्य आययुरुप द्युभिर्विभिर्मदे । नरो मर्या अरेपस इमान्पश्यन्निति ष्टुहि ॥
Transliteration
té ma āhuḥ yá āyayúr úpa dyúbhir víbhir máde | náro máryā arepása imā́n páśyann íti stúhi ||
Translation
Disseram-me: «Aqueles que se aproximaram com suas luzes e seus poderes múltiplos no êxtase — homens, jovens heróis, sem mancha; contempla-os: assim louva».
Word by Word
तेthey
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मेto me / for me
मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आहुःthey have said / they say
आहुः:
(मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअह् (धातु) → आह (परस्मैपद)
येwho
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आययुःhave come / came
आययुः:
(सापेक्ष-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) + आ- (उपसर्ग)
उपnear, towards
उप:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
द्युभिःwith/through the bright (heavens/lights)
द्युभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootद्युभ्/द्यु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘द्युभ्’ RV-प्रयोगः, ‘द्यु’ = द्युत्/द्यौः-सम्बद्धः)
विभिःwith the birds
विभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वि’ = पक्षी/विहग, RV-प्रयोगः)
मदेin exhilaration / in intoxication
मदे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
नरःmen, heroes
नरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्याःyoung men, warriors
मर्याः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अरेपसःspotless, faultless
अरेपसः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-रेपस् (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-समासः: रेपस् ‘दोष/कलङ्क’)
इमान्these
इमान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पश्यन्seeing
पश्यन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु) → पश्य (वर्तमान-धातु)
इतिthus
इति:
(वाक्य-चिह्न)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (निपात)
ष्टुहिpraise (you)!
ष्टुहि:
(आज्ञा-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु (धातु)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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