Rig Veda 1.2.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.2
Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra
Devata: Vāyu and Indra (dual)
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वायविन्द्रश्च चेतथः सुतानां वाजिनीवसू । तावा यातमुप द्रवत् ॥
Transliteration
vāyav índraś ca cetathaḥ sutā́nāṃ vājinīvasū | tāvā́ yātam úpa dravát ||
Translation
হে বায়ু ও ইন্দ্র! তোমরা দু’জনেই সুত সোমকে লক্ষ করো। হে বাজিনীবসু—সমৃদ্ধি ও বিজয়ী বলের অধিপতি—এসো; যে দ্রুতবেগে প্রবাহিত আনন্দ তোমাদের দিকে ধাবিত হয়, তার নিকটে ত্বরায় এসো।
Word by Word
वायोO Vāyu
वायो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootवायु- (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
चेतथःyou two perceive/are aware
चेतथः:
क्रिया (कर्तृ: वायो + इन्द्रः)
TypeVerb
Rootचित् (धातु; ‘to perceive/notice/think’)
सुतानाम्of the pressed (Soma-juices)
सुतानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun (genitive)
Rootसुता- (ppp of √सु ‘to press (Soma)’; प्रातिपदिक)
वाजिनीवसूO you two rich in prize/strength
वाजिनीवसू:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective (vocative dual epithet)
Rootवाजिनीवसु- (प्रातिपदिक; वाजिनी ‘having prize/strength’ + वसु ‘good/wealth’)
तौthose two (you two)
तौ:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यातम्come (you two)!
यातम्:
क्रिया (कर्तृ: तौ)
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु ‘to go’)
उपnear, up to
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
द्रवत्run/come swiftly
द्रवत्:
क्रिया (कर्तृ: तौ)
TypeVerb (injunctive/imperative-like Vedic form)
Rootद्रु (धातु ‘to run/flow’)
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