Rig Veda 5.53.11: Mandala 5, Sukta 53, Mantra 11
Sukta 5.53
Rishi: Śyāvāśva Ātreya (traditional for RV 5.52–5.61; RV 5.53 within this cycle)
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Jagatī/Tr̥ṣṭubh-mix (RV 5.53 shows variable meters; this verse is typically read as Jagatī-like due to cadence/length)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शर्धंशर्धं व एषां व्रातंव्रातं गणंगणं सुशस्तिभिः । अनु क्रामेम धीतिभिः ॥
Transliteration
śárdhaṁ-śardhaṁ va eṣā́ṁ vrā́taṁ-vrātaṁ gaṇáṁ-gaṇaṁ suśastí-bhiḥ | ánu krāmema dhītí-bhiḥ ||
Translation
Each troop and each troop of them, each host and each host, each band and each band—may we follow with right-formed praises and illumined thoughts, step by step keeping pace with their advancing power.
Word by Word
शर्धम्each troop, troop by troop
शर्धम्:
Karma (अनु-क्रमेम् इत्यस्य गम्य-समूहः)
TypeNoun
Rootशर्ध (प्रातिपदिक) < √शृध्/शर्ध् (समूह-भाव) (निघण्टु: समूह/बल)
शर्धम्each troop
शर्धम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशर्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you (your)
वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एषाम्of these (of them)
एषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
व्रातम्each band, company
व्रातम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootव्रात (प्रातिपदिक)
व्रातम्each band
व्रातम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootव्रात (प्रातिपदिक)
गणम्each group
गणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगण (प्रातिपदिक)
गणम्each group
गणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगण (प्रातिपदिक)
सुशस्तिभिःwith good praises (laudations)
सुशस्तिभिः:
Karaṇa (instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootसु-शस्ति (प्रातिपदिक); शस्ति < √शंस् ‘स्तु’ (स्तुति/प्रशंसा)
अनुafter, along, in sequence
अनु:
क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
क्रामेमlet us step/advance
क्रामेम:
क्रिया (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√क्रम् (गत्यर्थः)
धीतिभिःwith insights / hymnic thoughts
धीतिभिः:
Karaṇa (instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootधीति (प्रातिपदिक) < √धी ‘बुद्धौ/ध्यान’ (वेदे: ‘धिया/धीतिः’ = thought, hymn, devotion)
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