Rig Veda 10.60.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 60, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.60
Devata: Unspecified in provided excerpt (a chariot-bearing deity; could fit Indra/Agni/other; needs full sukta context)
Chandas: Gayatri (probable 3-pāda structure; requires syllable confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
असमातिं नितोशनं त्वेषं निययिनं रथम् । भजेरथस्य सत्पतिम् ॥
Transliteration
ásamātiṃ ni-tośánaṃ tveṣáṃ ni-yayínaṃ rátham | bhájē rathásya sát-patim ||
Translation
ألوذُ بالرَّثا (ratha) الذي لا يُقاوَمُ والمشدودِ بإحكام—المتألِّقِ، المُساقِ على هُدىً قويم؛ وأبتغي السَّتْپَتي (satpati)، السيِّدَ الحقَّ للرَّثا—مالكَ الطريقِ المستقيمِ للفعلِ (karma).
Word by Word
असमातिम्non-agreement; discord (as object)
असमातिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअ-समाति (प्रातिपदिक; नकारार्थक उपसर्ग अ- + समाति) अथवा समाति-
नितोशनम्a pleasing/soothing (thing); satisfaction
नितोशनम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootनि-तोषण (प्रातिपदिक; नि- उपसर्ग + तोषण ‘satisfying/pleasing’)
त्वेषम्fiery; impetuous
त्वेषम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootत्वेष (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा त्विष् (धातु: ‘दीप्तौ/तेजने’) से भाव/गुण
निययिनम्leading/bringing down; guiding
निययिनम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootनि-ययिन् (कृदन्त; धातु √या ‘गत्यर्थे’ + इन्-प्रत्यय; उपसर्ग नि-)
रथम्chariot
रथम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक) संभवतः √रथ/√ऋ (गमन/रमण) से
भजेरथस्यmay I partake/serve; of the chariot
भजेरथस्य:
भजे: क्रिया; रथस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeVerb + Noun (compound pada)
Rootभजे-रथ (समास/पद; ‘भजे’ + ‘रथस्य’), ‘भजे’ = √भज् (सेवायाम्/विभागे) से तिङन्त रूप; ‘रथस्य’ = रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
सत्पतिम्the good lord/master (chief)
सत्पतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसत्-पति (समास; सत् ‘good/true’ + पति ‘lord’)
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