Rig Veda 5.52.2: Mandala 5, Sukta 52, Mantra 2

Sukta 5.52

Rishi: Śyāvāśva (Ātreya)

Devata: Maruts

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

ते हि स्थिरस्य शवसः सखायः सन्ति धृष्णुया । ते यामन्ना धृषद्विनस्त्मना पान्ति शश्वतः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 5.52.2

Transliteration

té hí sthirásya śávasas sakhā́yaḥ sánti dhṛ́ṣṇu-yā́ | té yā́mann ā́ dhṛṣádvinas tmánā pā́nti śáśvataḥ ||

Translation

For they are comrades of stable strength, companions in bold force; in the journey they, the impetuous, protect by their own being always—so the Marut energies guard the upward movement with an enduring, self-sustained might.

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Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (निपात)

• स्थिरस्य: of the firm/steadfast
• स्थिरस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)

• शवसः: of strength, of might
• शवसः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शवस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सखायः: friends, companions
• सखायः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि (प्रातिपदिक)

• सन्ति: are
• सन्ति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)

• धृष्णुया: with boldness, boldly
• धृष्णुया: करण (रीत्यर्थे)
• Type: Adjective (instrumental used adverbially)
• Root: धृष्णु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bold, daring’)

• ते: they
• ते: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• यामन्ना: in the course/at the going, on the way
• यामन्ना: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: यामन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• धृषद्विनः: the bold assailants/attackers
• धृषद्विनः: कर्म
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: धृषद्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bold/impetuous assailant’)

• त्मना: by themselves, with their own power
• त्मना: करण
• Type: Noun (instrumental used adverbially)
• Root: त्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘self, own person/power’)

• पान्ति: protect
• पान्ति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु, ‘to protect’)

• शश्वतः: always, continually
• शश्वतः: कर्म (क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोगः)
• Type: Adjective (acc. used adverbially)
• Root: शश्वत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘everlasting, continual’)