Rig Veda 4.48.2 — Mandala 4, Sukta 48, Mantra 2
Sukta 4.48
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional)
Devata: Vāyu (with Indra as guiding power)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī (probable; requires confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
निर्युवाणो अशस्तीर्नियुत्वाँ इन्द्रसारथिः । वायवा चन्द्रेण रथेन याहि सुतस्य पीतये ॥
Transliteration
nír-yuvāṇó áśastīr niyútvāṃ índra-sārathiḥ | vāyavā candréṇa ráthena yā́hi sutásya pītáye ||
Translation
Die Unwahrheiten hinaustreibend, mit geordneten Kräften angespannt, mit Indra als Lenker – o Vāyu, komm mit deinem glänzenden Wagen zum Trank des ausgepressten Soma.
Word by Word
निर्out, forth (as a preverb)
निर्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनिस् (उपसर्ग) → निः/निर्
युवाणःyoung, youthful
युवाणः:
Kartā (इन्द्रसारथिः का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootयुवन् (प्रातिपदिक) / यु (युज्) से व्युत्पन्न ‘युवा’
अशस्तीः(un)praised ones; lack of praises / non-hymns
अशस्तीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअ-शस्ति (प्रातिपदिक) < शंस्/शस् ‘to praise’ → शस्ति ‘praise’
नियुत्वान्having a yoked team; with paired steeds
नियुत्वान्:
Kartā (इन्द्रसारथिः का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनियुत्वन्त् (प्रातिपदिक) < नियुत् ‘yoked team, pair (of horses)’
इन्द्रसारथिःIndra’s charioteer (i.e., Vāyu)
इन्द्रसारथिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र-सारथि (समास; सारथि < √सृ/सर् ‘to go’ → ‘driver’)
वायवाO Vāyu
वायवा:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootवायु (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
चन्द्रेणwith the shining/bright (one)
चन्द्रेण:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootचन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
रथेनwith the chariot
रथेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
याहिcome/go
याहि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√या (to go)
सुतस्यof the pressed Soma
सुतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसुत (ppp/kṛdanta from √सु ‘to press (Soma)’)
पीतयेfor drinking
पीतये:
Sampradāna (purpose)
TypeNoun
Rootपीति (प्रातिपदिक) < √पा ‘to drink’
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