Rig Veda 5.50.3: Mandala 5, Sukta 50, Mantra 3
Sukta 5.50
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: The guiding deity as protector/repeller; with implied ‘patnī’ group (consort-powers) honored in ritual
Chandas: Requires verification
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अतो न आ नॄनतिथीनतः पत्नीर्दशस्यत । आरे विश्वं पथेष्ठां द्विषो युयोतु यूयुविः ॥
Transliteration
ató na ā́ nṝ́n atithī́n ataḥ pátnīr daśasyata | āré víśvaṁ patheṣṭhā́ṁ dviṣó yuyotu yū́yuviḥ ||
Translation
เพราะฉะนั้น ขอจงนำมาสู่เราเหล่ามนุษย์และพลังผู้มาเยือนอันควรต้อนรับ; และขอจงเทิดทูนพลังฝ่ายสตรีผู้ค้ำจุนเรือนแห่งยัญพิธี. ขอให้ผู้พิทักษ์ขับไล่ผู้เกลียดชังให้ไกลออกไป จากที่ยืนแห่งหนทางนั้นเอง.
Word by Word
अतःfrom this/therefore
अतः:
Apādāna
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः (अदस्/इदम्-प्रातिपदिकात् निपातः)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
नॄन्men, heroes
नॄन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनृ
अतिथीन्guests
अतिथीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअतिथि
अतःtherefore / from that
अतः:
Apādāna
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः (अदस्/इदम्-प्रातिपदिकात् निपातः)
पत्नीःwives (women of the household)
पत्नीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपत्नी
दशस्यतhonour (ye), show reverence
दशस्यत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदशस्य
आरेfar away
आरे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआरे (निपात)
विश्वम्all (everything)
विश्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व
पथे-स्थाम्standing in the way / lying on the path
पथे-स्थाम्:
Karma
TypeCompound (Kṛdanta/Adjective)
Rootपथ + स्था
द्विषःhaters, foes
द्विषः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्विष् (द्विष्-प्रातिपदिक ‘द्विष्’/‘द्विष’)
युयोतुlet (him) remove / keep away
युयोतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयु (युनक्ति/युयोज)
यूयुविःhe has driven away / has kept off
यूयुविः:
—
TypeVerb (finite, injunctive/perfect-like RV form)
Rootयु (युयोज/युयाव) अथवा √यु ‘separate, keep off’ (RV परम्परा)
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