Rig Veda 5.57.1: Mandala 5, Sukta 57, Mantra 1
Sukta 5.57
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition) (traditional attribution for RV 5.57)
Devata: Maruts (as Rudrāsaḥ), with Indra-association
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires hymn verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ रुद्रास इन्द्रवन्तः सजोषसो हिरण्यरथाः सुविताय गन्तन । इयं वो अस्मत्प्रति हर्यते मतिस्तृष्णजे न दिव उत्सा उदन्यवे ॥
Transliteration
ā́ rudrāsa índra-vantaḥ sajoṣaso híraṇya-rathāḥ suvitā́ya gantana | iyáṁ vo asmát-práti haryate matís tṛ́ṣṇaje ná divá utsā́ udanyáve ||
Translation
आ रुद्रासः इन्द्रवन्तः सजोषसः हिरण्यरथाः सुविताय गन्तन। इयं वः अस्मत्प्रति हर्यते मतिः—तृष्णजे न दिवः उत्साः उदन्यवे।
Word by Word
आhither, forth (towards)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
रुद्रासःthe Rudras (Maruts)
रुद्रासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रवन्तःhaving Indra (as companion/leader)
इन्द्रवन्तः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootइन्द्रवत् (प्रातिपदिक; -वत् ‘possessing’)
सजोषसःin concord, of one accord
सजोषसः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसजोषस् (प्रातिपदिक; स- + जोषस् ‘together in liking/accord’)
हिरण्यरथाःgolden-charioted (ones)
हिरण्यरथाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहिरण्य-रथ (समास; हिरण्य ‘gold’ + रथ ‘chariot’)
सुवितायfor good passage/prosperity
सुविताय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसुवित (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + वित ‘finding/way’, ‘good passage/prosperity’)
गन्तनgo, come (hither)!
गन्तन:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
इयम्this
इयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वःfor you / of you
वः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अस्मत्from us
अस्मत्:
Apādāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
प्रतिtowards, in return
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
हर्यतेis stirred/impelled, hastens
हर्यते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootहृ / हर् (धातु; वैदिक ‘to be set in motion/impelled, to be eager’)
मतिःthought, hymn, intention
मतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमति (प्रातिपदिक; √मन् ‘to think’)
तृष्णजेto the thirsty one
तृष्णजे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootतृष्णज् (प्रातिपदिक; तृष्णा ‘thirst’ + -ज ‘born/possessing’; ‘thirsting’)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
दिवःof heaven, from the sky
दिवः:
Adhikaraṇa (genitive of source/region)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘sky, heaven, day’)
उत्साःsprings, fountains
उत्साः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउत्स (प्रातिपदिक; ‘spring, fountain’)
उदन्यवेto the water-seeker / for rain
उदन्यवे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootउदन्यव् (प्रातिपदिक; उदन् ‘water’ + -यव्; ‘watery/rainy’, ‘water-seeking’)
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