Rig Veda 5.36.6: Mandala 5, Sukta 36, Mantra 6

Sukta 5.36

Rishi: Atri (Ātreya) (book 5 Atri corpus; verify exact rishi for RV 5.36 via Anukramaṇī)

Devata: Indra with Maruts (Indra-Marut association implied)

Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires metrical verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

यो रोहितौ वाजिनौ वाजिनीवान्त्रिभिः शतैः सचमानावदिष्ट । यूने समस्मै क्षितयो नमन्तां श्रुतरथाय मरुतो दुवोया ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 5.36.6

Transliteration

yó róhitau vā́jinau vā́jinī-vān tri-bhíḥ śatáir sácamānāv ádiṣṭa | yū́ne sám asmai kṣitáyo namantāṃ śrutá-rathāya maruto duvaḥ-yā́ ||

Translation

He who yokes the two ruddy, prize-bearing powers, companioned by the three hundreds, has ordained the movement. To that youthful One may the peoples bow together; O Maruts, bring your fostering service to him whose chariot is famed and heard afar.

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Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• रोहितौ: two ruddy (horses)
• रोहितौ: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोहित (प्रातिपदिक)

• वाजिनौ: two swift/strong (race-winning)
• वाजिनौ: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वाजिनीवान्: possessing a team of racers / having winning steeds
• वाजिनीवान्: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाजिनीवत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Numeral
• Root: त्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)

• शतैः: with hundreds
• शतैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)

• सचमानौ: the two accompanying/consorting
• सचमानौ: Kartā
• Type: Participle
• Root: सच् (धातु) → सचमान (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)

• अदिष्ट: he/it pointed out; directed; assigned
• अदिष्ट: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: दिश् (धातु)

• यूने: to the young man (youthful one)
• यूने: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: युवन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सम्: together; wholly (as preverb)
• सम्: (क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• अस्मै: to him
• अस्मै: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अयम्/इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• क्षितयः: the peoples; settlements
• क्षितयः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति (प्रातिपदिक)

• नमन्ताम्: let (them) bow
• नमन्ताम्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)

• श्रुतरथाय: to Śrutaratha (he of famed chariot)
• श्रुतरथाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun (Proper epithet)
• Root: श्रुतरथ (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-नाम)

• मरुतः: O Maruts / the Maruts
• मरुतः: Sambodhana/Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• दुवोया: granting gifts/favours; bounteous
• दुवोया: Sambodhana/Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुवोय (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक विशेषण)