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Rig Veda 10.101.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 101, Mantra 7

Sukta 10.101

Devata: Collective powers of right movement and increase; implicit Indraic/Marutic energy in the 'winning' and chariot-building imagery
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 10.101 opening)

प्रीणीताश्वान्हितं जयाथ स्वस्तिवाहं रथमित्कृणुध्वम् । द्रोणाहावमवतमश्मचक्रमंसत्रकोशं सिञ्चता नृपाणम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 10.101.7

prīṇītāśvān hitaṃ jayātha svastivāhaṃ ratham it kṛṇudhvam | droṇāhāvam avataṃ aśmacakram aṃsatrakośaṃ siñcatā nṛpāṇam ||

Erfreut die Rosse, die Lebenskräfte, und gewinnt, was euch hingelegt ist; formt wahrlich den Wagen, der Heil trägt. Gießt in die Rinne des Rufes, in den Brunnen mit steinernen Rädern und festgehaltenem Gefäß — füllt den „Männertrank“, der unser herrisches Sein erhält.

प्रीणीत(you all) gladden / make pleased
प्रीणीत:
(वाक्यक्रिया) विधेय
TypeVerb
Rootप्री (धातु) / प्रीणयति
अश्वान्horses
अश्वान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
हितम्placed, set, prepared
हितम्:
कर्म (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootहि (धातु) → हित (कृदन्त/भूतकर्मणि)
जयाथ(you all) win / conquer
जयाथ:
(वाक्यक्रिया) विधेय
TypeVerb
Rootजि (धातु) / जयति
स्वस्ति-वाहम्bringing well-being / auspiciously-bearing
स्वस्ति-वाहम्:
कर्म (रथम् इति विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वस्ति (अव्यय/नाम) + वह (धातु) → वाह (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
रथम्chariot
रथम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
कृणुध्वम्(you all) make / fashion
कृणुध्वम्:
(वाक्यक्रिया) विधेय
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) / करोति
द्रोण-आहावम्the dṛoṇa-vat (tub) for the contest / the contest-tub (vessel used in rite)
द्रोण-आहावम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोण (प्रातिपदिक) + आहाव (प्रातिपदिक)
अवतम्(you all) help, further, protect
अवतम्:
(वाक्यक्रिया) विधेय
TypeVerb
Rootअव (धातु) / अवति
अश्म-चक्रम्stone-wheeled (implement/chariot), having stone wheels
अश्म-चक्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अंसत्र-कोशम्the bag/pouch without a strap (or: unfastened pouch)
अंसत्र-कोशम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअंसत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + कोश (प्रातिपदिक)
सिञ्चत(you all) pour, sprinkle
सिञ्चत:
(वाक्यक्रिया) विधेय
TypeVerb
Rootसिच् (धातु) / सिञ्चति
नृ-पानम्men’s drink (Soma/refreshing draught)
नृ-पानम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootनृ (प्रातिपदिक) + पान (प्रातिपदिक)

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