Rig Veda 10.24.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 24, Mantra 4
Sukta 10.24
Rishi: Vimadá (named as the invoker)
Devata: Nāsatyau / Aśvinā (dual)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; unverified)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
युवं शक्रा मायाविना समीची निरमन्थतम् । विमदेन यदीळिता नासत्या निरमन्थतम् ॥
Transliteration
yuváṃ śakrā māyā-vínā samīcī́ nír amanthatam | vi-madéna yád īḷitā́ nā́satyā nír amanthatam ||
Translation
Ihr zwei, o Mächtige, habt mit der Kraft wunderwirkender Kunst das Verborgene (Soma) aus dem vereinten (Wasser/Wesen) herausgequirlt. Als Vimadá euch anrief, o Nāsatyas, da quirlttet ihr es hervor.
Word by Word
युवम्you two
युवम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शक्रा(you) two mighty ones
शक्रा:
कर्तृ (सम्बोधन/विशेषण-रूपेण युवम्-विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootशक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
मायाविनाpossessing magic/power of illusion
मायाविना:
कर्तृ (युवम्-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootमायाविन् (प्रातिपदिक)
समीचीstraight/true (one)
समीची:
कर्म (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसमीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
निःout, forth
निः:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootनिः (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अमन्थतम्you two churned/produced (by churning)
अमन्थतम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootमन्थ् (धातु) + नि- (उपसर्ग)
विमदेनwith/through Vimad
विमदेन:
करण (सहायक/साधन-भावः: ‘with/through Vimad’)
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootविमद (प्रातिपदिक)
यदाwhen
यदा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा (अव्यय)
ईळिताpraised, invoked
ईळिता:
कर्तृ/विशेष्य-सम्बन्धः (समीची-विशेषण/सम्बन्धी)
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootईळ्/ईड् (धातु) → ईळित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
नासत्याO Nāsatyas (Aśvins)
नासत्या:
कर्तृ (सम्बोधन/विशेषण-रूपेण युवम्)
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootनासत्य (प्रातिपदिक; अश्विनौ)
निःout, forth
निः:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootनिः (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अमन्थतम्you two churned/produced
अमन्थतम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootमन्थ् (धातु) + नि- (उपसर्ग)
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