Rig Veda 10.61.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 61, Mantra 4

Sukta 10.61

Rishi: Same hymn complex (10.61).

Devata: Aśvins (dual divine powers of swift right movement, healing, rescue).

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

कृष्णा यद्गोष्वरुणीषु सीदद्दिवो नपाताश्विना हुवे वाम् । वीतं मे यज्ञमा गतं मे अन्नं ववन्वांसा नेषमस्मृतध्रू ॥

Transliteration

kṛṣṇā́ yád góṣv aruṇī́ṣu sī́dad divó nápātā aśvinā huv́e vām | vītáṃ me yajñám ā́ gátam me ánnaṃ vavanvā́ṃsā ná íṣam asmṛtadhrū ||

Translation

حين تستقرّ القوّةُ الداكنةُ على القطعان المُحمرّة—الأبقار (go) أي الأشعّة—يا أشفينَين (Aśvins)، يا ابني السماء، أدعوكما. تذوّقا يَجْنِي (yajña)؛ تعاليا إلى غذائي؛ يا من تظفران بالوفرة، لا تدعا طلبي للبهجة والزيادة يسقط في النسيان أو التذبذب.

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• कृष्णाः: black/dark (ones)
• कृष्णाः: Kartā (विषय-विशेषणम्) / Adhikaraṇa (संदर्भ-विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण-

• यत्: when/that which
• यत्: — (सम्बन्ध/उपपद-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्- (सर्वनाम)

• गोṣu: among the cows
• गोṣu: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो-

• अरुणीषु: among the ruddy/red (cows/dawns)
• अरुणीषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun/Adjective (f.)
• Root: अरुणी-

• सीदत्: sat/settled
• सीदत्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: सद् (सीदति)

• दिवः: of heaven
• दिवः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ- (दिव्)

• नपातौ: O two descendants/sons (of heaven)
• नपातौ: Sampradāna (आह्वान-लक्ष्य) / Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नपात्-

• अश्विना: O Aśvins (the twin horsemen)
• अश्विना: Sampradāna (आह्वान-लक्ष्य) / Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (dual deity name)
• Root: अश्विन्-

• हुवे: I invoke
• हुवे: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: हू (ह्वयति)

• वाम्: you two
• वाम्: Karma (object of invoking) / सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्-

• वीतम्: enjoyed/accepted (by you)
• वीतम्: Karma (यज्ञम्-विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: वीत- (वि-इ/वि-आ + √इ ‘to go/come’, PPP) / ‘वीत’ as ‘enjoyed/accepted’

• मे: my
• मे: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्-

• यज्ञम्: sacrifice
• यज्ञम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ-

• आ: hither, to
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• गतम्: come
• गतम्: Karma (यज्ञम्-विशेषणम्) / Kriyā-विशेषण
• Type: Participle
• Root: गम् (गत- PPP)

• मे: my
• मे: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्-

• अन्नम्: food, offering
• अन्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न-

• ववन्वांसौ: you two who have won/obtained
• ववन्वांसौ: Kartā (देवयोः विशेषणम्)
• Type: Participle
• Root: √वन् (वनोति ‘to win/obtain’) / ववन्वांस् (perf. act. ptcp.)

• नेषम्: guidance/bringing (help)
• नेषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: नेष- (from √नी ‘to lead’, desiderative/agent noun sense ‘leader/guide’ or ‘bringing’)

• अस्मृत: unforgotten, not neglected
• अस्मृत: Kartā/विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्मृत- (a- + स्मृत ‘forgotten’)

• ध्रू: firm, steadfast
• ध्रू: Kartā (predicate/epithet) / विशेष्य
• Type: Adjective/Noun
• Root: ध्रुव-/ध्रू- (firm, fixed)