Rig Veda 10.178.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 178, Mantra 1
Sukta 10.178
Devata: Tārkṣya
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्यमू षु वाजिनं देवजूतं सहावानं तरुतारं रथानाम् । अरिष्टनेमिं पृतनाजमाशुं स्वस्तये तार्क्ष्यमिहा हुवेम ॥
Transliteration
tyám ū́ ṣú vā́jinaṃ devá-jūtaṃ sahā́vānaṃ tarutā́raṃ ráthānām | áriṣṭa-nemiṃ pṛtanā́jam āśúṃ svastáye tārkṣyám ihá huvema ||
Translation
ذاك الحامل السريع للوفرة، المسوق بالآلهة، الظافر الغالب في اندفاع مركباتنا؛ ذو العجلة غير المكسورة، السريع القهر في القتال—نَدعو تَاركشْيا هنا لسلامتنا ولعبورٍ مستقيم.
Word by Word
त्यम्him/that one
त्यम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ऊँindeed / emphatic particle
ऊँ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (particle)
Rootऊँ (निपात)
षुjust, indeed (enclitic emphasis)
षु:
—
TypeIndeclinable (particle)
Rootषु (निपात)
वाजिनम्the prize-winning/strong (one), racer
वाजिनम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक) < वाज (strength, prize)
देवजूतम्impelled by the gods
देवजूतम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootदेव-जूत (समास; जूत < √जु/जव् ‘to speed, impel’)
सहावानम्mighty, powerful
सहावानम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootसहावन् (प्रातिपदिक; सह ‘strength’ + -वन्)
तरुतारम्the more-overcoming, best at overcoming
तरुतारम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootतरुतार (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मक/अतिशय; ‘more overcoming’) < √तॄ/तॄ ‘to cross, overcome’
रथानाम्of chariots
रथानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
अरिष्टनेमिम्with uninjured/undamaged rims
अरिष्टनेमिम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootअरिष्ट-नेमि (समास; नेमि ‘rim, felly’)
पृतनाजम्battle-conquering / battle-born (warrior)
पृतनाजम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootपृतना-ज (समास; ज < √जि ‘to conquer’ / ‘born for’)
आशुम्swift
आशुम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootआशु (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वस्तयेfor well-being, for welfare
स्वस्तये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
तार्क्ष्यम्Tārkṣya (Garuda-like divine being / swift one)
तार्क्ष्यम्:
कर्म
TypeProper noun (deity/being)
Rootतार्क्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक; गरुड/तार्क्ष्य-देवता/अश्व-नाम) < तर्क्ष्य
इहhere
इह:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
हुवेमwe invoke/call
हुवेम:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वे (ह्वयति ‘to call, invoke’)
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