Rig Veda 1.183.5 — Mandala 1, Sukta 183, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.183
Rishi: Gotama (and/or Atri mentioned as prior invokers; exact hymn attribution not provided in input)
Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā/Dasrā)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
युवां गोतमः पुरुमीळ्हो अत्रिर्दस्रा हवतेऽवसे हविष्मान् । दिशं न दिष्टामृजूयेव यन्ता मे हवं नासत्योप यातम् ॥
Transliteration
yuvā́ṃ gótamaḥ purumīḷhó átrir dasrā́ haváte'váse havíṣmān | díśaṃ ná diṣṭā́m ṛjūyéva yántā mé hávaṃ nāsatyópa yātam ||
Translation
Euch beide ruft Gotama; Atri, der Vielgepriesene, ruft euch, o Wundertäter (Dasrā), zur Hilfe, mit Opferkraft (havis). Kommt zu meinem Ruf, wie man geradewegs zu einer gewiesenen Richtung geht; o Nāsatyas, naht heran.
Word by Word
युवाम्you two
युवाम्:
सम्बोधन/कर्तृ (युवाम् = ‘you two’, addressed)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
गौतमःGautama
गौतमः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootगौतम (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुमीळ्हःmuch-invoking / much-praising
पुरुमीळ्हः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootपुरु-मीळ्ह (प्रातिपदिक; ‘much-praised/ much-invoked’)
अत्रिःAtri
अत्रिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootअत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
दस्राO wondrous/skillful (two)
दस्रा:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (dual epithet)
Rootदस्र (प्रातिपदिक; नासत्ययोः विशेषणम्)
हवतेcalls/invokes
हवते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वे (ह्वयति/हवते) आह्वाने
अवसेfor help
अवसे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘help, aid’)
हविष्मान्possessing oblation
हविष्मान्:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootहविष्मन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having oblation’)
दिशम्direction
दिशम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike/as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
दिष्टाम्indicated, shown
दिष्टाम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Root√दिश् (दिशति) / दिष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; ‘pointed/indicated’)
ऋजूयाby a straight (path/line)
ऋजूया:
करण
TypeAdjective (instr.)
Rootऋजु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘straight’)
इवas if, like
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
यन्ताleader/guide
यन्ता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (agent)
Root√यम् (यच्छति) / √या (याति) — Vedic agent noun ‘yantṛ’ sense; here ‘leader/driver’
मेmy / to me
मे:
सम्बन्ध/सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
हवम्invocation
हवम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहव (प्रातिपदिक; ‘call, invocation’)
नासत्याO Nāsatyas (Aśvins)
नासत्या:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper, dual)
Rootनासत्य (प्रातिपदिक; अश्विनोः नाम)
उपnear, towards
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootउप
यातम्come (you two)!
यातम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√या (याति) गत्यर्थे
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