Rig Veda 5.47.6: Mandala 5, Sukta 47, Mantra 6
Sukta 5.47
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition)
Devata: Poetic/cosmic: Mothers (mātaraḥ), the vigorous one (vṛṣan), and bridal powers (vadhvaḥ) as formative energies
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वि तन्वते धियो अस्मा अपांसि वस्त्रा पुत्राय मातरो वयन्ति । उपप्रक्षे वृषणो मोदमाना दिवस्पथा वध्वो यन्त्यच्छ ॥
Transliteration
ví tanvate dhíyo asmai apā́ṃsi vástrā putrā́ya mātáro vayanti | upa-prakṣé vṛ́ṣaṇo mód amānā divás pathā́ vádhvo yánty áccha ||
Translation
اس کے لیے خیالات پھیلائے گئے ہیں اور کام بنائے گئے ہیں: مائیں بیٹے کے لیے کپڑے بناتی ہیں۔ زور آور کے قریب وہ خوش ہوتے ہیں؛ آسمان کے راستے پر دلہنیں اس کی طرف چلتی ہیں۔
Word by Word
विapart, forth, widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि- (उपसर्ग)
तन्वते(he/it) stretches/spreads
तन्वते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√तन् (तनू)
धियःthoughts, insights, hymns
धियः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootधि- (स्त्री.)
अस्मैto him/for him
अस्मै:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअयम् (अस्मद्-प्रत्ययात्मक दत्तिव)
अपांसिworks, deeds, labours
अपांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअपस्- (नपुंस.)
वस्त्राःgarments, cloths
वस्त्राः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवस्त्र- (नपुंस./पुं; यहाँ बहुवचन)
पुत्रायfor the son
पुत्राय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र- (पुं.)
मातरःmothers
मातरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ- (स्त्री.)
वयन्तिthey weave
वयन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वे (वय्) ‘to weave’
उपप्रक्षेat/near the side, in the vicinity
उपप्रक्षे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootउप-प्रक्ष- (प्रक्ष ‘side/region’; Vedic loc.)
वृषणःthe vigorous ones, bulls (strong males)
वृषणः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृषण- (पुं.)
मोदमानाrejoicing, delighting
मोदमाना:
Kartā (सहवर्ती विशेषण)
TypeParticiple
Root√मुद् (to rejoice) → मोदमान-
दिवःof heaven, of the sky
दिवः:
Adhikaraṇa (संबन्ध-निर्देश)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ- (स्त्री.)
पथाby the path, along the way
पथा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपथ- (पुं.)
वध्वःbrides, young women
वध्वः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवधू- (स्त्री.)
यन्तिthey go
यन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√या (to go)
अच्छtowards, to
अच्छ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छ (अव्यय)
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