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Rig Veda 7.72.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 72, Mantra 1

Sukta 7.72

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā)
Chandas: Jagatī (often in RV 7.72; this verse has a longer cadence consistent with Jagatī tendencies)

आ गोमता नासत्या रथेनाश्वावता पुरुश्चन्द्रेण यातम् । अभि वां विश्वा नियुतः सचन्ते स्पार्हया श्रिया तन्वा शुभाना ॥

ā́ gómātā nāsatyā ráthenā́śvāvātā puruścandréṇa yātam | abhí vāṃ víśvā níyutaḥ sacante spā́rhayā śríyā tanvā́ śubhānā́ ||

আহা, নাসত্যদ্বয়, গো-সমৃদ্ধ আৰু অশ্ব-সমৃদ্ধ ৰথেৰে—বহু দীপ্তিময় জ্যোতিষে উজ্জ্বল হৈ—ইয়ালৈ আহা। তোমালোকৰ সকলো নিয়ুত্‌ (যুগ্ম-শক্তি/সংযুক্ত বাহন) তোমালোকক ঘিৰি ধৰে; স্পৃহণীয় শ্ৰীয়ে দেহতে দীপ্ত হৈ, শুভ-দেহেৰে তোমালোক উপস্থিত হও।

hither; towards
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
गोमताwith cattle; cattle-rich
गोमता:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootगोमत् (प्रातिपदिक; गो + मतुप्)
नासत्याO Nāsatyas (Aśvins)
नासत्या:
TypeNoun (proper, dual deities)
Rootनासत्य (प्रातिपदिक; अश्विनौ)
रथेनby/with a chariot
रथेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्वावताwith horses; horse-rich
अश्वावता:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअश्वावत् (प्रातिपदिक; अश्व + मतुप्)
पुरुश्चन्द्रेणwith much-brightness; very splendid
पुरुश्चन्द्रेण:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरुश्चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; पुरु + चन्द्र)
यातम्come; drive (you two)!
यातम्:
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
अभिtowards; unto
अभि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वाम्you two; to you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
विश्वाःall
विश्वाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
नियुतःteams; yoked pairs (of horses)
नियुतः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनियुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
सचन्तेthey accompany; they join
सचन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootसच् (धातु; ‘to accompany, attach oneself’)
स्पार्हयाwith desirable; with coveted
स्पार्हया:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootस्पार्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
श्रियाwith splendor; with prosperity
श्रिया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootश्री (प्रातिपदिक)
तन्वाwith (their) body/person
तन्वा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक)
शुभानाshining; splendid
शुभाना:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (adjectival)
Rootशुभ् (धातु) → शुभान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; शानच्/आन)

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