Rig Veda 1.84.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 84, Mantra 3
Sukta 1.84
Rishi: Gotama Rāhūgaṇa (traditionally for RV 1.84)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable; verse-level verification recommended)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ तिष्ठ वृत्रहन्रथं युक्ता ते ब्रह्मणा हरी । अर्वाचीनं सु ते मनो ग्रावा कृणोतु वग्नुना ॥
Transliteration
ā́ tíṣṭha vṛtrahán ráthaṁ yuktā́ te bráhmaṇā hárī | arvācī́naṁ sú te máno grā́vā kṛṇotu vagnúnā ||
Translation
Steig auf den Wagen, o Vṛtrahan, du Schläger des Hindernisses; durch das Machtwort sind dir die beiden fahlen Rosse angeschirrt. Möge der Pressstein mit antreibendem Drang deinen Sinn ganz zu uns hinwenden.
Word by Word
आhither, forth; (as preverb) towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
तिष्ठstand; mount; take your place
तिष्ठ:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (तिष्ठति) / √sthā
वृत्रहन्O Vṛtra-slayer (Indra)
वृत्रहन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवृत्रहन् (प्रातिपदिक) < वृत्र + हन्
रथम्chariot
रथम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
युक्ताyoked, harnessed
युक्ता:
—
TypeAdjective (past passive participle)
Rootयुज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त) / √yuj
तेof you, your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
ब्रह्मणाby/with sacred utterance, hymn, prayer
ब्रह्मणा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
हरीthe two bay steeds (of Indra)
हरी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्वाचीनम्turned hither, facing towards us
अर्वाचीनम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्वाचीन (प्रातिपदिक)
सुwell, wholly, indeed
सु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु (निपात)
तेof you, your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
मनःmind, intention
मनः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
ग्रावाpress-stone (for Soma)
ग्रावा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootग्रावन् (प्रातिपदिक)
कृणोतुlet (it) make; may (it) make
कृणोतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) / √kṛ
वग्नुनाwith the chant/cry (ritual call); with the ‘vagnu’ (a kind of song/shout)
वग्नुना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवग्नु (प्रातिपदिक)
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