Rig Veda 5.59.4 — Mandala 5, Sukta 59, Mantra 4
Sukta 5.59
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Marutaḥ
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
को वो महान्ति महतामुदश्नवत्कस्काव्या मरुतः को ह पौंस्या । यूयं ह भूमिं किरणं न रेजथ प्र यद्भरध्वे सुविताय दावने ॥
Transliteration
kó vo mahā́nti mahatā́m úd aśnavat kás kā́vyā marutaḥ kó ha paúṃsyā | yūyáṃ ha bhū́miṃ kiráṇaṃ na réjatha prá yád bháradhve suvitā́ya dā́vane ||
Translation
Who among you attains the great deeds of the Great, O Maruts—who the inspired wisdom, who the manly power? For you make the earth tremble like a scattering beam, when you bear yourselves forward for the good passage, for the giving.
Word by Word
कःwho?
कः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रातिपदिक) सर्वनाम
वःfor you / of you
वः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
महान्तिgreat (deeds/things)
महान्ति:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
महताम्of the great ones
महताम्:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
उदश्नवत्attained / won
उदश्नवत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootअश् (धातु) ‘to attain, obtain, eat’ + उद् (उपसर्ग)
कःwho?
कः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रातिपदिक) सर्वनाम
काव्याः(your) poetic skills / inspirations
काव्याः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकाव्य (प्रातिपदिक) ‘poetic wisdom/skill’
मरुतःO Maruts
मरुतः:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
कःwho?
कः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रातिपदिक) सर्वनाम
हindeed / then
ह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह (निपात)
पौंस्याःmanly powers / prowess
पौंस्याः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपौंस्य (प्रातिपदिक) ‘manly power, prowess’
यूयम्you (pl.)
यूयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
हindeed
ह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह (निपात)
भूमिम्the earth
भूमिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
किरणम्a ray / a scattering (stream)
किरणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकिरण (प्रातिपदिक) ‘ray/stream; scattering’
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
रेजथyou shake / make tremble
रेजथ:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootरिज्/रेज् (धातु) ‘to shake, tremble’
प्रforth / forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यत्when / that which
यत्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
भरध्वेyou bear / bring
भरध्वे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धातु) ‘to bear, bring’
सुवितायfor welfare / for good success
सुविताय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसुवित (प्रातिपदिक) ‘good passage, welfare, success’
दावनेfor giving / for bestowal
दावने:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootदावन (प्रातिपदिक) ‘giving, gift’ (< दा ‘to give’)
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