Rig Veda 1.46.14: Mandala 1, Sukta 46, Mantra 14

Sukta 1.46

Rishi: Kaṇva

Devata: Aśvinau (with Uṣas as associated power)

Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

युवोरुषा अनु श्रियं परिज्मनोरुपाचरत् । ऋता वनथो अक्तुभिः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.46.14

Transliteration

yuvór uṣā́ ánu śríyaṃ pári-jmanoḥ upā́carat | ṛtā́ vanatho aktúbhiḥ ||

Translation

تتبعُ الفجرُ بهاءَكما فتدنو من الراحِلَين الدائرَين؛ وبالليالي تظفران (وتفتحان) الحقائق—مُقيمَين نظامَ ṛta حتى عبر الممرّات المظلمة.

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Word by Word

• युवोः: of you two / in you two
• युवोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation) / अधिकरण (Locative, contextual)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• उषाः: Dawn (Uṣas)
• उषाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: उषस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अनु: after, along, following
• अनु: (क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb/preposition)
• Root: अनु

• श्रियम्: splendour, beauty, prosperity
• श्रियम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)

• परिज्मनोः: of/at the two circuits (tracks/wheels)
• परिज्मनोः: सम्बन्ध / अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिज्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wheel/track, circuit, rim’ etc., RV usage)

• उप: near, towards
• उप: (क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb/preposition)
• Root: उप

• अचरत्: moved, went, approached
• अचरत्: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)

• ऋता: the true/ordered (things), according to ṛta
• ऋता: कर्म (with ‘वनथः’) / विधेय-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective/Noun (Vedic usage)
• Root: ऋत (प्रातिपदिक) / ऋत (नपुंसक/विशेषण-प्रयोग)

• वनथः: delight/pleasure (or: winning, enjoyment)
• वनथः: कर्तृ (or predicate-noun in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनथ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘delight/pleasure, winning, desire’ RV)

• अक्तुभिः: with nights / by nights
• अक्तुभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्तु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘night/darkness’ RV)