Rig Veda 1.38.12: Mandala 1, Sukta 38, Mantra 12
Sukta 1.38
Rishi: Ghoṣā Kāksīvatī (traditional)
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī (likely; confirmation needed)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स्थिरा वः सन्तु नेमयो रथा अश्वास एषाम् । सुसंस्कृता अभीशवः ॥
Transliteration
sthirā́ vaḥ santu némayo rathā́ áśvās eṣām | súsanskṛtā abhī́śavaḥ ||
Translation
Fest seien eure Felgen; standhaft eure Wagen und Rosse; wohlgefügt seien eure Zügel.
Word by Word
स्थिराःfirm, steady
स्थिराः:
Kartā (विधेय-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you / your
वः:
Sampradāna/सम्बन्ध (सम्बन्ध-षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सन्तुlet (them) be
सन्तु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
नेमयः(wheel-)rims, fellies
नेमयः:
Kartā (सन्तु इति क्रियायाः कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनेमि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘नेमि’ = चक्र-परिधि/फेल्ली)
रथाःchariots
रथाः:
Kartā (सन्तु इति क्रियायाः कर्ता; समुच्चयः)
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्वासःhorses
अश्वासः:
Kartā (सन्तु इति क्रियायाः कर्ता; समुच्चयः)
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
एषाम्of these (their)
एषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (सम्बन्ध-षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुसंस्कृताःwell-prepared, well-fitted
सुसंस्कृताः:
Kartā (विधेय-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (Past passive participle used adjectivally)
Rootसु- + संस्कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √कृ ‘करोति’ उपसर्ग सम्; ‘well-prepared/ well-formed’)
अभीशवःreins
अभीशवः:
Kartā (अध्याहृत-भवन्तु/सन्तु इति क्रियायाः कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअभीशु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘reins’)
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