Rig Veda 5.77.3 — Mandala 5, Sukta 77, Mantra 3
Sukta 5.77
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya) tradition (probable)
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
हिरण्यत्वङ्मधुवर्णो घृतस्नुः पृक्षो वहन्ना रथो वर्तते वाम् । मनोजवा अश्विना वातरंहा येनातियाथो दुरितानि विश्वा ॥
Transliteration
híraṇya-tváṅ mádhu-varṇo ghṛtá-snuḥ pṛ́kṣo váhann ā́ rathó vartate vām | máno-javā aśvinā vā́ta-raṃhā yéna ati-yā́tho duritā́ni víśvā ||
Translation
সোনালী দেহ, মধুৰ বৰ্ণ, ঘৃত-স্নাত—চিত্রবৰ্ণ অশ্ব বহন কৰি তোমালোকৰ ৰথ আমাৰ ফালে ঘূৰি আহে। মন-দ্ৰুত, বায়ু-দ্ৰুত অশ্বিনাদ্বয়, সেই ৰথেৰে তোমালোক আমাৰ সকলো দুৰিত অতিক্ৰম কৰি যায়।
Word by Word
हिरण्यत्वक्golden-skinned / having a golden covering
हिरण्यत्वक्:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण कर्तृपदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्य- + त्वच् (प्रातिपदिक) → हिरण्यत्वच्
मधुवर्णःhoney-colored, sweet-hued
मधुवर्णः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमधु- + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) → मधुवर्ण
घृतस्नुःdripping with ghee
घृतस्नुः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootघृत- + स्नू (प्रातिपदिक/विशेषण) → घृतस्नु
पृक्षःsprinkling/refreshing; vigorous
पृक्षः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक; ‘sprinkling/refreshing, strong’—रथविशेषणम्)
वहन्bearing, carrying
वहन्:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootवह् (धातु) → वहन्त् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
रथःchariot
रथः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
वर्ततेmoves, rolls on, proceeds
वर्तते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवृत् (धातु; आत्मनेपद) → वर्तते
वाम्for you two / of you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna (लाभार्थे) / सम्बन्धः
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम) → वाम्
मनोजवाःswift as thought
मनोजवाः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमनस् + जव (प्रातिपदिक) → मनोजव
अश्विनाthe Aśvins (the two horsemen gods)
अश्विना:
Kartā
TypeNoun (Dual deity name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; देवताविशेषः) → अश्विनौ
वातरंहाswift as the wind
वातरंहा:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवात + रंह (प्रातिपदिक) → वातरंह
येनby which (means)
येन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम) → येन
अतियाथःyou two pass beyond, cross over
अतियाथः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअति- + या (धातु) → अतियाथः
दुरितानिmisfortunes, sins, troubles
दुरितानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुरित (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वाall, every
विश्वा:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
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