Rig Veda 5.68.1: Mandala 5, Sukta 68, Mantra 1

Sukta 5.68

Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)

Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa

Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable for this short verse; verify metrical count in editions)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र वो मित्राय गायत वरुणाय विपा गिरा । महिक्षत्रावृतं बृहत् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 5.68.1

Transliteration

prá vo mitrā́ya gāyata váruṇāya vipā́ girā́ | máhi-kṣatrāv ṛtáṃ bृहát ||

Translation

Cantai a Mitra, cantai a Varuṇa, com fala discernente, com palavra de hino. Grandes são em soberania; eles firmam o vasto ṛta — a Ordem‑Verdade.

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Word by Word

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga) प्रत्यय-रहित उपसर्ग

• वः: to you (pl.)
• वः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (2nd person pronoun)

• मित्राय: to Mitra
• मित्राय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• गायत: sing (you all)!
• गायत: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (गायति) / √gai ‘to sing’

• वरुणाय: to Varuṇa
• वरुणाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)

• विपाः: the inspired poets (singers)
• विपाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्/विपा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘inspired poet/singer’)

• गिरा: with (a) hymn/voice
• गिरा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘voice, hymn’

• महिक्षत्रौ: the two of great sovereignty
• महिक्षत्रौ: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (dual epithet)
• Root: महि-क्षत्र (समास; ‘great dominion/sovereignty’)

• वृतम्: encompassing, covering
• वृतम्: Karma
• Type: Participle
• Root: √वृ (वृणोति/वृणुते) → क्त (past passive participle) ‘covered/encompassed; chosen/ordained’ (context: ‘encompassing’)

• बृहत्: great, lofty
• बृहत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘great, lofty’