Rig Veda 5.43.3: Mandala 5, Sukta 43, Mantra 3
Sukta 5.43
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya) (traditional; verify)
Devata: Vāyu
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अध्वर्यवश्चकृवांसो मधूनि प्र वायवे भरत चारु शुक्रम् । होतेव नः प्रथमः पाह्यस्य देव मध्वो ररिमा ते मदाय ॥
Transliteration
ádhvaryavaś cakṛvā́ṃso mádhūni prá vāyáve bharata cā́ru śukrám | hóteva naḥ prathamáḥ pāhy asyá deva mádhvo rárimā te mádāya ||
Translation
अध्वर्यवश्चकृवांसो मधूनि प्र वायवे भरत चारु शुक्रम् । होतेव नः प्रथमो पाह्यस्य देव मध्वो ररिमा ते मदाय ॥
Word by Word
अध्वर्यवःthe adhvaryu priests
अध्वर्यवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर्यु- (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
चकृवांसःhaving performed (the rite)
चकृवांसः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootकृ (धातु) → चकृवांस्- (कृत्: परिपूर्ण/भूतकृत्, ‘having done’)
मधूनिsweet drinks / meads
मधूनि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमधु- (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वायवेto Vāyu
वायवे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootवायु- (प्रातिपदिक)
भरतcarry/bring (you all)
भरत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धातु)
चारुlovely, pleasing
चारु:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचारु- (प्रातिपदिक)
शुक्रम्bright (draught/oblation)
शुक्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootशुक्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
होताthe Hotṛ priest
होता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ- (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
नःof us / our
नः:
—
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
प्रथमःthe first, foremost
प्रथमः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम- (प्रातिपदिक)
पाहिprotect!
पाहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु ‘to protect’)
अस्यof this (rite/act)
अस्य:
—
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
देवO god
देव:
—
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
मध्वःfrom/of the mead (sweet drink)
मध्वः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootमधु- (प्रातिपदिक)
ररिमाI have given / I grant
ररिमा:
—
TypeVerb
Rootरा (धातु ‘to give, grant’) → ररिम (परिपूर्ण/भूतकृत्-आधारित स्तेम) + -आ (वेदिक 1पु. एक. परस्मै)
तेto you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
मदायfor exhilaration / intoxication
मदाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootमद- (प्रातिपदिक)
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