Rig Veda 5.62.5 — Mandala 5, Sukta 62, Mantra 5
Sukta 5.62
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa with Ilā as attending power
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अनु श्रुताममतिं वर्धदुर्वीं बर्हिरिव यजुषा रक्षमाणा । नमस्वन्ता धृतदक्षाधि गर्ते मित्रासाथे वरुणेळास्वन्तः ॥
Transliteration
ánu śrutā́m ámatiṃ várdhad urvī́ṃ bárhir iva yájuṣā rákṣamāṇā | námasvantā dhṛta-dakṣā́dhi gárte mitrā́ āsā́the varuṇéḷās vantáḥ ||
Translation
अनु श्रुताममतिं वर्धदुर्वीं बर्हिरिव यजुषा रक्षमाणा। नमस्वन्ता धृतदक्षाधि गर्ते मित्रासाथे वरुणेळास्वन्तः॥
Word by Word
अनुalong, after, in accordance with
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
श्रुताम्heard of, renowned
श्रुताम्:
Karma (विशेष्य-सम्बन्धेन)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootश्रु (धातु) → श्रुत (कृदन्त/भूतकृदन्त)
अमतिम्(our) lack of thought / folly / ignorance
अमतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअमति (प्रातिपदिक; अ- + मति)
वर्धत्increases, makes grow
वर्धत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु)
उर्वीम्the broad (earth/expanse)
उर्वीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउर्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
बर्हिःsacrificial grass, barhis
बर्हिः:
Kartā (उपमा-आधारः)
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
यजुषाwith a yajus-formula (sacrificial formula)
यजुषा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootयजुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
रक्षमाणाprotecting, guarding
रक्षमाणा:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple
Rootरक्ष् (धातु) → रक्षमाण (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
नमस्वन्ताthe two reverent ones, possessing homage
नमस्वन्ता:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootनमस्-वन् (प्रातिपदिक; नमस् + वन्त)
धृतदक्षाthe two of firm/held power (or: steadfast in skill)
धृतदक्षा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootधृत-दक्ष (समास; धृ (धातु) → धृत + दक्ष)
अधिupon, over, in
अधि:
Adhikaraṇa (सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गर्तेin the pit/hollow (ritual depression)
गर्ते:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
मित्राMitra (as one of the pair)
मित्रा:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper/theonym)
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
साथेthe two companions, the pair
साथे:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसाथ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘companion/pair-fellow’)
वरुणाVaruṇa (as one of the pair)
वरुणा:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper/theonym)
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
ईळास्वन्तःpraising/invoking (ones), hymn-singing
ईळास्वन्तः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootईळास्वन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; ईळा/ईळ् ‘praise, invoke’ + स्वन्त)
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