Rig Veda 3.54.13: Mandala 3, Sukta 54, Mantra 13
Sukta 3.54
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Maruts, Sarasvatī, Dhātṛ
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
विद्युद्रथा मरुत ऋष्टिमन्तो दिवो मर्या ऋतजाता अयासः । सरस्वती शृणवन्यज्ञियासो धाता रयिं सहवीरं तुरासः ॥
Transliteration
vidyúd-rathā marúta ṛṣṭi-mánto divó maryā́ ṛtá-jātā ayā́saḥ | sárasvatī śṛṇavan yajñíyāso dhā́tā rayíṃ sahá-vīraṃ turāsaḥ ||
Translation
विद्युद्रथाः मरुतो ऋष्टिमन्तो दिवो मर्याः ऋतजाताः अयासः शृण्वन्तु। सरस्वती यज्ञिया शृणोतु; धाता च, हे तुरासः, अस्मभ्यं सहवीरं रयिं दधातु।
Word by Word
विद्युद्रथाःhaving lightning as their chariots
विद्युद्रथाः:
विशेषणम् (कर्तृपदस्य) / Kartā (with मरुतः)
TypeAdjective
Rootविद्युत्-रथ (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
मरुतःthe Maruts
मरुतः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋष्टिमन्तःspear-bearing
ऋष्टिमन्तः:
विशेषणम् (मरुतः)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋष्टि- + -मन्त (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/तद्धित)
दिवःof heaven / of the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive) / Adhikaraṇa (source-domain sense)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौः (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्याःyoung men, heroes
मर्याः:
Kartā (apposition to मरुतः)
TypeNoun
Rootमर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतजाताःborn of ṛta (cosmic order), rightly-born
ऋतजाताः:
विशेषणम् (मरुतः/मर्याः)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋत-जात (समास; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
अयासःunwearied, tireless
अयासः:
विशेषणम् (मरुतः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअयास (प्रातिपदिक)
सरस्वतीSarasvatī
सरस्वती:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
शृणवन्may (she/they) hear
शृणवन्:
Kriyā (imperative addressed to Sarasvatī/Deities)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
यज्ञियासःworthy of sacrifice, to be worshipped
यज्ञियासः:
Kartā (with धाता) / or appositional epithet
TypeAdjective
Rootयज्ञिय (प्रातिपदिक; यज्ञ + य)
धाताthe Creator/Ordainer (Dhātṛ)
धाता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootधातृ (प्रातिपदिक; √धा ‘to set/establish’ से)
रयिम्wealth
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
सहवीरम्with brave men / accompanied by heroes
सहवीरम्:
विशेषणम् (रयिम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसह-वीर (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
तुरासःthe impetuous/strong ones
तुरासः:
Kartā (vocative-like address in sense) / apposition to मरुतः
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootतुरास (प्रातिपदिक; मरुत्-विशेषण)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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