Rig Veda 5.53.9: Mandala 5, Sukta 53, Mantra 9
Sukta 5.53
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya) tradition; hymn to the Maruts (attribution commonly given to Atri or Atris in Mandala 5 Marut sections)
Devata: Maruts (storm-powers; collective hosts of Indra’s force)
Chandas: Trishtubh (dominant meter in this Marut hymn section; this verse follows the typical Trishtubh cadence)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मा वो रसानितभा कुभा क्रुमुर्मा वः सिन्धुर्नि रीरमत् । मा वः परि ष्ठात्सरयुः पुरीषिण्यस्मे इत्सुम्नमस्तु वः ॥
Transliteration
mā vo rásā anitabhā kúbhā krúmur mā vaḥ síndhur ní rīramat | mā vaḥ pári ṣṭhāt saráyuḥ purīṣíṇy asmé ít sumnám astu vaḥ ||
Translation
मा वो रसानितभा कुभा क्रुमुर्मा वः सिन्धुर्नि रीरमत्। मा वः परि ष्ठात्सरयुः पुरीषिण्यस्मे इत्सुम्नमस्तु वः॥
Word by Word
माdo not / lest
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
वःof you / your
वः:
सम्बन्ध (possessor)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
र॒सानि॑तभाःthe Rasā and the Nitabhā (rivers)
र॒सानि॑तभाः:
कर्तृ (of the feared action, with implied verb ‘harm/overwhelm’ under mā)
TypeNoun (proper name) / Adjective used as river-name
Rootरसा + नितभ (प्रातिपदिक) → रसानितभ
कुभाthe Kubhā (river)
कुभा:
कर्तृ (under mā)
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootकुभा (नदी-नाम)
क्रुमुःthe Krumu (river)
क्रुमुः:
कर्तृ (under mā)
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootक्रुमु (नदी-नाम)
माdo not / lest
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
वःof you / your
वः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
सिन्धुःthe Sindhu (Indus / great river)
सिन्धुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु
निdown / away (prefix)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
रीरमत्may (it) not rush/roam/assail
रीरमत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootरम् (धातु) with reduplication: रीरम्
माdo not / lest
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
वःof you / your
वः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
परिaround (prefix)
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ष्ठात्may (it) not stand/come to stand
ष्ठात्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
सरयुःthe Sarayū (river)
सरयुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootसरयु (नदी-नाम)
पुरीषिणीsilt-laden / muddy
पुरीषिणी:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरीषिन् (adj. ‘muddy, rich in silt’) → स्त्री: पुरीषिणी
अस्मेfor us
अस्मे:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
इत्indeed / just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
सुम्नम्favor / grace
सुम्नम्:
प्रधानीय-विशेष्य (predicate nominative)
TypeNoun
Rootसुम्न
अस्तुlet there be
अस्तु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
वःof you / your
वः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
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