Rig Veda 5.60.4 — Mandala 5, Sukta 60, Mantra 4
Sukta 5.60
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Marutaḥ
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वरा इवेद्रैवतासो हिरण्यैरभि स्वधाभिस्तन्वः पिपिश्रे । श्रिये श्रेयांसस्तवसो रथेषु सत्रा महांसि चक्रिरे तनूषु ॥
Transliteration
varā́ ived raivatā́so híraṇyair abhí svadhā́bhiḥ tanváḥ pipiśre | śríye śréyāṃsas taváso rátheṣu satrā́ mahā́ṃsi cakrire tanū́ṣu ||
Translation
Словно избранные женихи, богатые достоянием, они — своими врождёнными силами (svadhā), золотом — вылепили, украсили свои тела. Ради сияния они становятся ещё сияйнее, могучи на своих колесницах; всецело они сотворили величия в собственных образах.
Word by Word
वराःexcellent (ones)
वराः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootवर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘श्रेष्ठ/उत्कृष्ट’)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
इद्indeed, just
इद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात)
रैवतासःthe wealthy (ones)
रैवतासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootरैवत (प्रातिपदिक; ‘धनवान्/समृद्ध’)
हिरण्यैःwith gold (ornaments/treasures)
हिरण्यैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootहिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्वधाभिःwith their own powers/energies (svadhā)
स्वधाभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्वधा (प्रातिपदिक)
तन्वःtheir bodies, selves
तन्वः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक)
पिपिश्रेthey have adorned/embellished
पिपिश्रे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपिश् (धातु; ‘अलङ्करणे/संस्कार/आभूषण’)
श्रियेfor splendor/prosperity
श्रिये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootश्री (प्रातिपदिक)
श्रेयांसःbetter, more excellent (ones)
श्रेयांसः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (comparative)
Rootश्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘श्रेष्ठता’)
तवसःof strength, of might
तवसः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootतवस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘बल’)
रथेषुin/on chariots
रथेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
सत्राaltogether, continually
सत्रा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसत्रा (अव्यय)
महांसिgreat (deeds/things)
महांसि:
Karma
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
चक्रिरेthey have made, they have done
चक्रिरे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु; ‘करणे’)
तनूषुin (their) bodies/selves
तनूषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक)
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