Rig Veda 1.165.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 165, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.165
Rishi: Agastya Mānavā
Devata: Indra (with Maruts as allied powers)
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (probable; metrical verification recommended)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अतो वयमन्तमेभिर्युजानाः स्वक्षत्रेभिस्तन्वः शुम्भमानाः । महोभिरेताँ उप युज्महे न्विन्द्र स्वधामनु हि नो बभूथ ॥
Transliteration
ató vayám antamébhiḥ yujānā́ḥ svákṣatrebhis tanvàḥ śúmbhamānāḥ | máhobhir etā́n úpa yujmahe nv índra svadhā́m ánu hí no babhū́tha ||
Translation
अतः वयं एभिरन्तमेभिः शक्तिभिर्युजानाः, तेषां स्वक्षत्रैः तन्वः शुम्भमानाः, महोभिः एतान् उप युज्महे। इन्द्र, स्वधाम अनु हि नः बभूथ।
Word by Word
अतःtherefore, from that
अतः:
Apādāna
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः (अव्यय) < इदम्-तस्
वयम्we
वयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अन्तमेभिःwith the nearest/closest (ones)
अन्तमेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्तम (अन्त + तम) प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण
युजानाःyoking, joining (ourselves)
युजानाः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootयुज् (युजँ योगे)
स्वक्षत्रेभिःwith good dominion/power
स्वक्षत्रेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वक्षत्र (स्व + क्षत्र) विशेषण
तन्वःbodies, persons
तन्वः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootतनू
शुम्भमानाःadorning themselves, shining
शुम्भमानाः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootशुभ् (शुभँ दीप्तौ/शोभने) → शुम्भ् (वैदिक)
महोभिःwith great powers/might
महोभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमहस्
एतान्these
एतान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
उपnear, towards
उप:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप
युज्महेwe yoke/join (to ourselves)
युज्महे:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootयुज् (युजँ योगे)
नुnow, indeed
नु:
(particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र
स्वधाम्one’s own power/ordinance; inherent might
स्वधाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वधा
अनुaccording to, following
अनु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु
हिfor, indeed
हि:
(particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
नःof us, our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
बभूथyou have become/been
बभूथ:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootभू (भू सत्तायाम्)
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