Rig Veda 1.46.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 46, Mantra 8
Sukta 1.46
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Aśvins (with Soma as participatory power)
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अरित्रं वां दिवस्पृथु तीर्थे सिन्धूनां रथः । धिया युयुज्र इन्दवः ॥
Transliteration
arítraṁ vām divás pṛthú tī́rthe síndhūnāṁ ráthaḥ | dhiyā́ yuyujré índavaḥ ||
Translation
তোমালোকৰ বৈঠা দ্যৌৰ দৰে বিস্তৃত; নদীসমূহৰ তীৰ্থত তোমালোকৰ ৰথ স্থিত। ধী (আলোকিত বুদ্ধি) দ্বাৰা সোম-ইন্দৱসকল নিজে যুঁজ খাইছে—তেনেকৈ আমাৰ অন্তঃস্ৰোতসমূহে সঠিক পাৰাপাৰ পাই দেৱগতিক সৈতে যুক্ত হওক।
Word by Word
अ॒रित्रम्oar; paddle (as an implement)
अ॒रित्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअ॒रित्र (प्रातिपदिक; √ऋ (गत्यर्थ) / √अर् (गत्यर्थ) से व्युत्पन्न ‘चलाने/खेने का साधन’)
वाम्of you two / for you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःof heaven; of the sky
दिवः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक ‘द्यौ/दिव्’)
पृथुbroad; wide
पृथु:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपृथु (प्रातिपदिक)
तीर्थेat the ford; at the crossing-place
तीर्थे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
सिन्धूनाम्of the rivers
सिन्धूनाम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
रथःchariot
रथः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
धियाwith thought; by insight
धिया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधी (प्रातिपदिक)
युयुज्रेthey have yoked; they yoked
युयुज्रे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√युज् (युजँ समाधौ/योजने)
इन्दवःdrops (of Soma); Soma-juices
इन्दवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
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