Rig Veda 1.139.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 139, Mantra 4

Sukta 1.139

Devata: Aśvins

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अचेति दस्रा व्यु नाकमृण्वथो युञ्जते वां रथयुजो दिविष्टिष्वध्वस्मानो दिविष्टिषु । अधि वां स्थाम वन्धुरे रथे दस्रा हिरण्यये । पथेव यन्तावनुशासता रजोऽञ्जसा शासता रजः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.139.4

Transliteration

áceti dasrā́ vy ù nā́kam ṛṇvatho yuñjáte vāṃ ratha-yújo diviṣṭíṣv adhva-smā́no diviṣṭíṣu | ádhi vāṃ sthā́ma vandhúre ráthe dasrā hiraṇyáye | pathéva yántāv anu-śā́sātā rájo áñjasā śā́sātā rájaḥ ||

Translation

Erwacht, o Wundertäter: ihr öffnet den Himmel. In den Kämpfen schirren eure Wagenlenker, die Bahnbrecher, euren Wagen an — die Bahnbrecher in den Kämpfen. Auf dem Sitz nehmt ihr Stand, auf dem goldenen Wagen, o Wundertäter. Wie Wanderer auf dem Pfad lenkt ihr die Räume; geradewegs lenkt ihr die Räume.

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• अचेति: has perceived / has become manifest
• अचेति: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: चि (चित्/चेत् ‘to perceive, notice’)

• दस्रा: O you two wondrous ones (Aśvins)
• दस्रा: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: दस्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• व्यु: apart, forth, widely
• व्यु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग) + उ (particle, Vedic)

• नाकम्: the heaven / celestial vault
• नाकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाक (प्रातिपदिक)

• ऋण्वथः: you two reach / attain
• ऋण्वथः: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: ऋ (ऋणोति ‘to go, move, reach’)

• युञ्जते: they yoke / harness
• युञ्जते: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (to yoke, harness)

• वाम्: for you two / of you two
• वाम्: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (2nd person pronoun)

• रथयुजः: the chariot-harnessers (helpers/attendants)
• रथयुजः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: रथ-युज् (compound: ‘chariot-yoking’)

• दिविष्टिषु: in the heavenly abodes
• दिविष्टिषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवि-ष्टि (loc. pl. of दिविष्टि ‘heavenly station/abode’; Vedic)

• अध्वस्मानः: the wayfarers / those on the paths
• अध्वस्मानः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: अध्व-सम् (Vedic compound; ‘path-going/wayfaring’; traditional pada: अध्वस्मान-)

• दिविष्टिषु: in the heavenly abodes
• दिविष्टिषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिविष्टि

• अधि: upon, over
• अधि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि (preverb/indeclinable)

• वाम्: for you two / of you two
• वाम्: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• स्थाम: you two stood / take your stand
• स्थाम: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (to stand, be placed)

• वन्धुरे: on the seat (of the chariot)
• वन्धुरे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन्धुर (प्रातिपदिक ‘seat, chariot-box/bench’)

• रथे: on the chariot
• रथे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• दस्रा: O wondrous pair
• दस्रा: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: दस्र

• हिरण्यये: on the golden (chariot/seat)
• हिरण्यये: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिरण्यय (adj. ‘golden’)

• पथेव: as on a path
• पथेव: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun + Indeclinable
• Root: पथि + इव

• यन्ता: the two goers / drivers
• यन्ता: Kartā
• Type: Noun (agent)
• Root: यन्/या (to go) → यन्तृ (agent noun) / or participial stem यन्त-

• अनुशासता: guiding, directing
• अनुशासता: Kartā
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: अनु-शास् (to instruct, guide)

• रजः: the airy region / expanse
• रजः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजस् (प्रातिपदिक ‘space, region; dust/mist’)

• अञ्जसा: straightway, directly
• अञ्जसा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अञ्जसा (avyaya from अञ्जस् ‘straight’)

• शासता: ruling, steering
• शासता: Kartā
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: शास् (to rule, direct)

• रजः: the expanse / region
• रजः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजस्