Rig Veda 5.74.5: Mandala 5, Sukta 74, Mantra 5
Sukta 5.74
Rishi: Atri
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र च्यवानाज्जुजुरुषो वव्रिमत्कं न मुञ्चथः । युवा यदी कृथः पुनरा काममृण्वे वध्वः ॥
Transliteration
prá cyavānā́j jujurúṣo vavrím atkáṃ ná muñcathaḥ | yúvā yádī kṛtháḥ púnar ā́ kā́mam ṛṇve vádhvaḥ ||
Translation
จากจยวานะ (Cyavāna) ผู้ชราจนสึกกร่อน ท่านทั้งสองมิได้ปลดเปลื้องผิวที่ห่อหุ้มดุจถอดอาภรณ์ หากเมื่อท่านทั้งสองทำให้เขากลับเป็นหนุ่มอีกครั้ง ความปรารถนาของเจ้าสาวก็สำเร็จใหม่อีกครา
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
च्यवानात्from (the) fallen/declining one
च्यवानात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun (from participle)
Rootच्यव (dhātu) / च्यवान (kṛdanta-stem)
जुजुरुषःyou two wish to make (him) grow old / wish to wear out
जुजुरुषः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (finite)
Rootजर्/जॄ (dhātu) → desiderative stem जुजुरुष-
वव्रिमत्कम्the one possessing a covering/armor (i.e., well-protected)
वव्रिमत्कम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवव्रि- (prātipadika; ‘covering/enclosure’ etc.) + मत् (possessive)
नnot / like
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (particle)
मुञ्चथःyou two release/let go
मुञ्चथः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (finite)
Rootमुच् (dhātu)
युवाyou two (young ones)
युवा:
Kartā
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootयुव (prātipadika)
यदिif/when
यदि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि (conjunction)
कृथःyou two did/made
कृथः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (finite)
Rootकृ (dhātu)
पुनःagain, back
पुनः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (adverb)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
कामम्desire, wish
कामम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकाम (prātipadika)
ऋण्वेI attain/reach
ऋण्वे:
Kartā
TypeVerb (finite)
Rootऋ/अृ (dhātu) ‘to reach, attain’ (Vedic)
वध्वःof the bride/young woman
वध्वः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootवधू (prātipadika)
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