Rig Veda 5.50.5: Mandala 5, Sukta 50, Mantra 5
Sukta 5.50
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Deva as Netṛ and Rathaḥpati (guiding lord of the chariot-movement)
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Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एष ते देव नेता रथस्पतिः शं रयिः । शं राये शं स्वस्तय इषःस्तुतो मनामहे देवस्तुतो मनामहे ॥
Transliteration
eṣá te deva netā ráthaspátiḥ śáṁ rayíḥ | śáṁ rāyé śáṁ svastáya iṣáḥ-stutó manāmahe deva-stutó manāmahe ||
Translation
హే దేవ-నేతా, రథస్పతి! ఇదే నీ మార్గదర్శక శక్తి—శాంతియే ధనం. మా రాయికి శాంతి, మా స్వస్తికి శాంతి; ఇషః (ప్రేరణా-శక్తులు) స్తుతించగా, దేవులు స్తుతించగా—దానిని మేము మనసులో ధరిస్తాము, మనసులో అంగీకరిస్తాము.
Word by Word
एषःthis (one)
एषः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootएष (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) < इदम्-श्रृंखला
तेof/for you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवO god
देव:
(Address)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
नेताleader, guide
नेता:
Kartā
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootनी (धातु) → नेता (कृदन्त, तृच्/तृन्-कर्तरि)
रथस्पतिःlord of the chariot
रथस्पतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरथ + पति (समासः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)
शम्auspiciously; for welfare
शम्:
(Qualifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (निपात/अव्यय)
रयिःwealth, bounty
रयिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
शम्auspiciously
शम्:
(Qualifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (अव्यय)
रायेfor wealth
राये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
शम्auspiciously
शम्:
(Qualifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (अव्यय)
स्वस्तयेfor well-being
स्वस्तये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
इषःrefreshments, bounties
इषः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइष्/इषा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘refreshment, impulse, bounty’)
स्तुतःpraised
स्तुतः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootस्तु (धातु) → स्तुत (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय; भूतकर्मणि/कर्मणि प्रयोगः)
मनामहेwe revere/think of
मनामहे:
(Main action)
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (धातु) आत्मनेपदी; वैदिक ‘मनामहे’ = ‘we think/hold (in mind), we revere’
देवस्तुतःgod-praised
देवस्तुतः:
Karma
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootदेव + स्तुत (समासः: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष; ‘praised by/for the gods’)
मनामहेwe revere/think of
मनामहे:
(Main action)
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (धातु) आत्मनेपदी
देवस्तुतःgod-praised
देवस्तुतः:
Karma
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootदेव + स्तुत (समास)
मनामहेwe revere/think of
मनामहे:
(Main action)
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (धातु) आत्मनेपदी
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