Rig Veda 5.41.6: Mandala 5, Sukta 41, Mantra 6
Sukta 5.41
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Vāyu (primary), with associated Truth-aligned powers (ṛta-sāpaḥ) and purandhīs/patnīs as supporting energies
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र वो वायुं रथयुजं कृणुध्वं प्र देवं विप्रं पनितारमर्कैः । इषुध्यव ऋतसापः पुरंधीर्वस्वीर्नो अत्र पत्नीरा धिये धुः ॥
Transliteration
prá vo vāyúṃ rathayújaṃ kṛṇudhvaṃ prá deváṃ vípraṃ panitā́ram arkáiḥ | iṣudhyáva ṛtasā́paḥ purandhī́r vasvī́r no átra patnī́r ā dhíye dhuḥ ||
Translation
प्र वो वायुं रथयुजं कृणुध्वं प्र देवं विप्रं पनितारम् अर्कैः । इषुध्यव ऋतसापः पुरंधीर्वस्वीर्नो अत्र पत्नीरा धिये धुः ॥
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग) / प्र (अव्यय)
वःfor you / of you (pl.)
वः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
वायुम्Vāyu (Wind-god)
वायुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवायु (प्रातिपदिक)
रथयुजम्yoked to the chariot / chariot-yoking
रथयुजम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootरथ-युज् (प्रातिपदिक; युज् ‘to yoke’)
कृणुध्वम्make, prepare (you all)
कृणुध्वम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (कृणु)
प्रforth
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग) / प्र (अव्यय)
देवम्the god
देवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
विप्रम्the inspired sage / inspired one
विप्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
पनीतारम्the guide/leader (pani-‘wonderful/skillful’ leader)
पनीतारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपनीतार (प्रातिपदिक; √नी ‘to lead’ with paṇi-/pani- intensifying/qualifying)
अर्कैःwith hymns/verses
अर्कैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
इषुध्यवःthe quiver-bearers / arrow-armed (Maruts)
इषुध्यवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootइषुध्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘arrow-bearing/quiver-bearing’)
ऋतसापःattainers of ṛta / truth-order
ऋतसापः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootऋत-साप (प्रातिपदिक; ‘winning/attaining ṛta’)
पुरंधीःPurandhīs (personified bounties/insights)
पुरंधीः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपुरंधि (प्रातिपदिक)
वस्वीःwealth-bringing, rich
वस्वीः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootवस्वी (प्रातिपदिक; from वसु ‘good/wealth’)
नःfor us / of us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र (अव्यय)
पत्नीःwives/consorts (ritual partners; personified powers)
पत्नीः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / आ (अव्यय)
धियेto (our) prayer/thought
धिये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootधि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘thought, prayer’)
धुःthey have placed/put; they have set in motion (towards)
धुः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधू (धुनोति) / धु (Vedic aorist base)
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