Rig Veda 5.42.7: Mandala 5, Sukta 42, Mantra 7
Sukta 5.42
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition) — traditional attribution for RV 5.42
Devata: Bṛhaspati
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उप स्तुहि प्रथमं रत्नधेयं बृहस्पतिं सनितारं धनानाम् । यः शंसते स्तुवते शम्भविष्ठः पुरूवसुरागमज्जोहुवानम् ॥
Transliteration
úpa stuhi prathamáṃ ratnadhéyaṃ bṛ́haspátiṃ sanitā́raṃ dhánānām | yáḥ śáṃsate stuvaté śámbhaviṣṭhaḥ purūvásur ā́gamat jóhुवānam ||
Translation
उप स्तुहि प्रथमं रत्नधेयं बृहस्पतिं सनितारं धनानाम्। यः शंसते स्तुवते शम्भविष्ठः पुरूवसुरागमज्जोहुवानम्।
Word by Word
उपnear, towards; (as preverb) up/unto
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप
स्तुहिpraise!
स्तुहि:
(वाक्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√स्तु (स्तवति)
प्रथमम्first, foremost
प्रथमम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम
रत्नधेयम्the treasure-bestowing (one); treasure-foundation
रत्नधेयम्:
कर्म (स्तुहि) / विशेषण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootरत्नधेय (रत्न + धेय) प्रत्ययान्त प्रातिपदिक
बृहस्पतिम्Bṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिम्:
कर्म (स्तुहि)
TypeNoun (proper/deity)
Rootबृहस्पति
सनितारम्winner, bestower
सनितारम्:
कर्म (स्तुहि) / विशेषण (बृहस्पतिम्)
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootसनितृ (√सन्/सनि ‘to win, obtain’ + तृ)
धनानाम्of riches
धनानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootधन
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (शम्भविष्ठः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (relative pronoun)
शंसते(he) proclaims/praises
शंसते:
(उपवाक्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√शंस् (शंसति)
स्तुवतेto the praising one
स्तुवते:
सम्प्रदान (to/for the praiser) / अधिकरण-सम्बन्ध
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√स्तु (स्तवति)
शम्भविष्ठःmost beneficent, most auspicious
शम्भविष्ठः:
कर्तृ (यः … शम्भविष्ठः)
TypeAdjective
Rootशम्भविष्ठ (शम्-भव + इष्ठ, superlative)
पुरूवसुःhaving many goods/treasures
पुरूवसुः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (यः)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootपुरूवसु (पुरु + वसु)
आगमत्came, approached
आगमत्:
(मुख्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गच्छति) + आ
जोहुवानम्the one who has invoked/called (him) repeatedly
जोहुवानम्:
कर्म (आगमत्) / विशेष्य (स्तुवते)
TypeParticiple (agent)
Root√हू (ह्वयति) reduplicated perfect participle ‘जोहुवान्’
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