Rig Veda 1.47.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 47, Mantra 3
Sukta 1.47
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Jagati (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अश्विना मधुमत्तमं पातं सोममृतावृधा । अथाद्य दस्रा वसु बिभ्रता रथे दाश्वांसमुप गच्छतम् ॥
Transliteration
aśvinā mádhumattamaṃ pā́taṃ sómam ṛtāvṛdhā | áthā́dya dasrā́ vásu bíbhratā ráthe dāśvā́ṃsam úpa gacchatam ||
Translation
يا أشفين، اشربا سوما الأشدَّ عَسَلاً، يا مُنَمِّيَيْ رِتا (Ṛta)؛ والآن، يا صانِعَي العجائب، وأنتم تحملون الخيرات الطيّبة في مركبتكما، اقتربا من المُعطي الذي يقدّم القُربان.
Word by Word
अश्विनाO Aśvins (the two horsemen)
अश्विना:
Kartā (सम्बोधन/आह्वान)
TypeNoun (dual proper name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक) / अश्व (इन्द्रिय-सम्बद्ध व्युत्पत्ति)
मधुमत्तमम्the most honeyed/sweetest
मधुमत्तमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुमत् (प्रातिपदिक) < मधु
पातम्drink (you two)!
पातम्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु) ‘पिबति’
सोमम्Soma
सोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतावृधाyou two who grow/strengthen through ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋतावृधा:
Kartā (सम्बोधन/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootऋतावृध् (प्रातिपदिक) = ऋत + वृध्
अथthen
अथ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (निपात)
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
Adhikaraṇa (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (निपात)
दस्राO wondrous/skillful ones
दस्रा:
Kartā (सम्बोधन/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootदस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वसुwealth/good (treasure)
वसु:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
बिभ्रताbearing/carrying
बिभ्रता:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootभृ (धातु) ‘धारणे’
रथेon/in the chariot
रथे:
Adhikaraṇa (आधार/स्थान)
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
दाश्वांसम्the worshipper/giver (the one who has offered)
दाश्वांसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective (agent noun)
Rootदाश्वांस् (प्रातिपदिक) < √दाश्/दश् ‘दान/यज्ञ-सेवा’ (परिपूर्ण/कृतकर्मन् भाव)
उपnear, towards
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
गच्छतम्come/go (you two)!
गच्छतम्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) ‘गत्यर्थे’
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