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Rig Veda 10.14.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 14, Mantra 7

Sukta 10.14

Devata: Yama and Varuṇa (dual kings), with Pitṛ path
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify)

प्रेहि प्रेहि पथिभिः पूर्व्येभिर्यत्रा नः पूर्वे पितरः परेयुः । उभा राजाना स्वधया मदन्ता यमं पश्यासि वरुणं च देवम् ॥

préhi préhi pathíbhiḥ pūrvyébhir yátrā naḥ pū́rve pitáraḥ paréyuḥ | ubhā́ rājānā svadháyā mádantā yámam paśyāsi váruṇaṃ ca devám ||

Geh hin, geh hin auf den uralten Pfaden, dorthin, wo unsere früheren Väter hingegangen sind. Dort freuen sich die beiden Könige, an svadhā berauscht; du wirst Yama schauen und auch Varuṇa, den Gott.

प्रेहिgo forth / depart
प्रेहि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-इ (√इ ‘गच्छ’)
प्रेहिgo forth
प्रेहि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-इ (√इ)
पथिभिःby/along the paths
पथिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootपथि- (पथिन् ‘path’)
पूर्व्येभिःby the ancient/former (ones)
पूर्व्येभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व्य- (पूर्व ‘former’ + य)
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
पूर्वेthe former (ones)
पूर्वे:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपूर्व-
पितरःfathers / ancestors
पितरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ-
परेयुःhave gone forth / departed
परेयुः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-इ (√इ)
उभाboth
उभा:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (dual)
Rootउभ-
राजानौthe two kings
राजानौ:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्-
स्वधयाwith svadhā (ancestral offering/power)
स्वधया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootस्वधा-
मदन्ताrejoicing / being exhilarated
मदन्ता:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participial)
Root√मद् (‘to be glad/intoxicated’)
यमम्Yama
यमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootयम-
पश्यासिyou see
पश्यासि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पश् (‘to see’)
वरुणम्Varuṇa
वरुणम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootवरुण-
and
:
(समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Root
देवम्the god
देवम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव-

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