Rig Veda 5.60.3: Mandala 5, Sukta 60, Mantra 3
Sukta 5.60
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Marutaḥ
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पर्वतश्चिन्महि वृद्धो बिभाय दिवश्चित्सानु रेजत स्वने वः । यत्क्रीळथ मरुत ऋष्टिमन्त आप इव सध्र्यञ्चो धवध्वे ॥
Transliteration
párvataś cin máhi vṛddhó bibhāya diváś cit sā́nu rejata svané vaḥ | yát krī́ḷatha maruta ṛṣṭí-manta ā́pa iva sadhryáñco dhavadhve ||
Translation
Even the great, age-old mountain fears; even Heaven’s ridge trembles at your roar. When you play, O Maruts bearing spears, you rush together like waters in one driving stream.
Word by Word
पर्वतःthe mountain
पर्वतः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
महिgreatly, mightily
महि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमहि (अव्यय)
वृद्धःgrown, huge
वृद्धः:
कर्तृ (कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootवृध् (धातु) → वृद्ध (कृदन्त/विशेषण)
बिभायhas feared, trembled
बिभाय:
क्रिया (कर्तृ=पर्वतः)
TypeVerb
Rootभी (धातु)
दिवःof heaven/sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौ)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
सानुthe ridge/summit
सानु:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसानु (प्रातिपदिक)
रेजतshakes, quivers
रेजत:
क्रिया (कर्तृ=सानु)
TypeVerb
Rootरेज् (धातु)
स्वनेat the sound/roar
स्वने:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootस्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you (Maruts)
वः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
यत्when
यत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable (relative) / Pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
क्रीळथyou play/sport
क्रीळथ:
क्रिया (कर्तृ=मरुतः)
TypeVerb
Rootक्रीळ्/क्रीड् (धातु)
मरुतःO Maruts
मरुतः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋष्टिमन्तःspear-bearing
ऋष्टिमन्तः:
कर्तृ (कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त (तद्धित)
आपःwaters
आपः:
कर्तृ (उपमान-कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
सध्र्यञ्चःstraight-forward, in a direct line
सध्र्यञ्चः:
कर्तृ (कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसध्र्यञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘straight/level-forward’)
धवध्वेyou rush on / you surge forward
धवध्वे:
क्रिया (कर्तृ=मरुतः)
TypeVerb
Rootधू/धव् (धातु; वेदिक ‘to rush/drive on, shake’)
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