Rig Veda 5.84.2: Mandala 5, Sukta 84, Mantra 2
Sukta 5.84
Rishi: Atri (probable for nearby hymns in Mandala 5; exact attribution for 5.84 requires hymn-level confirmation)
Devata: Uncertain from isolated verse; likely a roaming luminous/storm-related power (possibly Vāta/Marut-associated or a named feminine/epithet ‘Arjunī’)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (verse appears shorter; likely gāyatrī-like rather than triṣṭubh)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स्तोमासस्त्वा विचारिणि प्रति ष्टोभन्त्यक्तुभिः । प्र या वाजं न हेषन्तं पेरुमस्यस्यर्जुनि ॥
Transliteration
stómāsas tvā vicāriṇi práti stobhanty aktúbhiḥ | prá yā́ vā́jaṃ ná héṣantaṃ pérum asyasy arjuni ||
Translation
ஓ விசாரிணி (அலைவாளே), இரவு-காரியங்களுடன் கூடிய ஸ்தோத்திரங்கள் உன்னை நோக்கி ஒலிக்கின்றன. ஓ அர்ஜுனீ, நீ வாஜ-பலத்தின் நிறைவைக் முன்னே செலுத்துகிறாய்—குதிரையின் கிண்கிணிப்புப் போல்; நீ வேகமும் ஒளியும் கொண்ட சக்தி.
Word by Word
स्तोमासःhymns, praises
स्तोमासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (prātipadika)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
विचारिणिO roaming/wandering one
विचारिणि:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootवि-चर् (dhātu) → विचारिन् (kṛdanta/prātipadika)
प्रतिtowards, in response to
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (upasarga/avyaya)
ष्टोभन्तिthey chant/praise
ष्टोभन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootस्तुभ् (dhātu) [Vedic: स्तोभ/ष्टोभ ‘to praise, chant’]
अक्तुभिःwith nights / at night-times
अक्तुभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअक्तु (prātipadika)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga/avyaya)
याwho/which (she)
या:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (relative pronoun) → या
वाजम्prize, strength, booty
वाजम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (prātipadika)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (avyaya)
हेषन्तम्neighing, whinnying
हेषन्तम्:
विशेषण (वाजम्) / कर्म
TypeParticiple (adjectival)
Rootहेष् (dhātu) → हेषन्त् (present participle)
पेरुम्a ‘Pēru’ (proper name/rare Vedic term; often taken as a swift one/steed-name)
पेरुम्:
कर्म (गम्य/प्राप्य-वस्तु) अथवा उपमान
TypeNoun
Rootपेरु (prātipadika; Vedic, rare)
अस्यof him/this
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (sarvanāma-prātipadika) → अस्य
अस्यof him/this
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (sarvanāma-prātipadika) → अस्य
अर्जुनिO Arjuna (the bright/white one; epithet/proper name)
अर्जुनि:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootअर्जुन (prātipadika)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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