Rig Veda 5.41.11 — Mandala 5, Sukta 41, Mantra 11
Sukta 5.41
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Rudra (Rudriya aspect) and Bhaga; with protective invocation of Waters, Plants, Heaven, Forests, Mountains
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कथा महे रुद्रियाय ब्रवाम कद्राये चिकितुषे भगाय । आप ओषधीरुत नोऽवन्तु द्यौर्वना गिरयो वृक्षकेशाः ॥
Transliteration
kathā mahé rudriyā́ya bravāma kadrā́ye cikitúṣe bhágāya | ā́pa óṣadhīr utá no’vantu dyáur vánā giráyo vṛkṣakéśāḥ ||
Translation
कथा महे रुद्रियाय ब्रवाम, कद्राये चिकीटुषे भगाय च हर्ष-प्रदाने? आपोऽोषधयश्च नोऽवन्तु; द्यौर्वनानि गिरयश्च वृक्षकेशाः अस्माकं पन्थानं परिरक्षन्तु शरणं च ददतु।
Word by Word
कथाhow? in what way?
कथा:
Adhikaraṇa (प्रकार/रीति-प्रश्न)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथा (प्रश्नाव्यय)
महेto the great (one)
महे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
रुद्रियायto Rudra / to the Rudrian (deity)
रुद्रियाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootरुद्रिय (प्रातिपदिक; रुद्र-सम्बन्धी)
ब्रवामmay we speak / let us say
ब्रवाम:
Kriyā (वाक्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
कद्रायेto the brown/dusky one
कद्राये:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootकद्र (प्रातिपदिक; विशेषण)
चित्indeed, even
चित्:
(निपात; अर्थ-प्रबलन)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
चिकितुषेto the discerning/wise one
चिकितुषे:
Sampradāna
TypeParticiple (Adjective/Noun)
Rootचिकितुष् (कृदन्त; √चित्/चिकित् ‘to perceive/understand’)
भगायto Bhaga (the distributor of fortune)
भगाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootभग (प्रातिपदिक)
आपःthe waters
आपः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
ओषधीःplants, healing herbs
ओषधीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand, also
उत:
(निपात; समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (अव्यय)
नःus
नः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अवन्तुmay they protect/help
अवन्तु:
Kriyā (वाक्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (धातु)
द्यौःHeaven, the Sky
द्यौः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
वनाforests, woods
वना:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवन (प्रातिपदिक)
गिरयःmountains
गिरयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
वृक्षकेशाःtree-haired (i.e., with trees as their hair), wooded
वृक्षकेशाः:
Kartā (गिरयः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (Compound)
Rootवृक्ष-केश (समास; वृक्ष ‘tree’ + केश ‘hair’)
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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