Rig Veda 5.52.9: Mandala 5, Sukta 52, Mantra 9
Sukta 5.52
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition) (traditional ascription for RV 5.52)
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs pada-count confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत स्म ते परुष्ण्यामूर्णा वसत शुन्ध्यवः । उत पव्या रथानामद्रिं भिन्दन्त्योजसा ॥
Transliteration
utá sma te páruṣṇyām ūrṇā́ vasata śundhyávaḥ | utá pávyā ráthānām ádrim bhindanty ójasā ||
Translation
And indeed, you pure ones dwell in the Paruṣṇī as woolly (cloud-like) coverings; and with the felly of your chariots you split the stone by your force.
Word by Word
उतand, also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
स्मindeed, surely
स्म:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्म
तेyour / for you
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation) / सम्प्रदान (if taken as ‘for you’)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (युष्मद्)
परुष्ण्याम्(the river) Paruṣṇī
परुष्ण्याम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपरुष्णी (नदी-नाम)
ऊर्णाwool, fleece
ऊर्णा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्णा
वसतyou dwell / you clothe (cover)
वसत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वस् (वसँ निवासे/आच्छादने)
शुन्ध्यवःthe purifying ones (Maruts)
शुन्ध्यवः:
कर्तृ (of वसत)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootशुन्ध्यु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘purifying/bright’)
उतand also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
पव्याthe felloe/rim (of a wheel)
पव्या:
करण (instrumental sense implied: ‘with the felloe/rim’)
TypeNoun
Rootपव्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘felloe/rim’)
रथानाम्of chariots
रथानाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
अद्रिम्stone, rock
अद्रिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि
भिन्दन्तिthey split, they cleave
भिन्दन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भिद् (भिदँ विदारणे)
ओजसाwith strength, by might
ओजसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootओजस्
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