Rig Veda 7.67.3: Mandala 7, Sukta 67, Mantra 3

Sukta 7.67

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha

Devata: Aśvins (Nāsatyā)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अभि वां नूनमश्विना सुहोता स्तोमैः सिषक्ति नासत्या विवक्वान् । पूर्वीभिर्यातं पथ्याभिरर्वाक्स्वर्विदा वसुमता रथेन ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 7.67.3

Transliteration

abhí vāṃ nū́nam aśvinā suhotā́ stómaiḥ siṣakti nā́satyā vivakvā́n | pūrvī́bhir yātaṃ pathyā́bhir arvā́k svaḥvidā́ vásumatā ráthenā ||

Translation

Nun drängt der gute Hotar zu euch, o Aśvins, o Nāsatyas, mit Hymnen, das Wort verkündend. Kommt von alters her auf den rechten Pfaden hierher, mit dem Wagen, der die Sonnenwelt (svar) findet, reich an Fülle.

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Word by Word

• अभि: towards, unto
• अभि: Adhikaraṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्: ‘towards/unto’)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• वाम्: you two (to/for you two)
• वाम्: Karma (प्राप्तव्यौ: ‘you two’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• नूनम्: now, indeed
• नूनम्: Adhikaraṇa (काल/निश्चय-क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम्

• अश्विना: O Aśvins
• अश्विना: Sambodhana (आह्वानम्)
• Type: Noun (dual deity name)
• Root: अश्विन्

• सुहोता: the good invoker (good Hotṛ)
• सुहोता: Kartā (स्तोतृ/होता)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: सु-होतृ

• स्तोमैः: with hymns/praises
• स्तोमैः: Karaṇa (instrument: with hymns)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोम

• सिषक्ति: attaches, applies, directs
• सिषक्ति: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सञ्ज्/सज् (सजति ‘to attach, join’)

• नासत्या: O Nāsatyas (Aśvins)
• नासत्या: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (dual deity epithet)
• Root: नासत्य

• विवक्वान्: eloquent, speaking clearly
• विवक्वान्: Kartā (सुहोता-विशेषणम्)
• Type: Participle (Adjective) / Kṛdanta
• Root: वि-वच् (कृदन्त: विवक्वस्/विवक्वान् ‘speaking forth, eloquent’)

• पूर्वीभिः: with ancient (former)
• पूर्वीभिः: Karaṇa (by/with earlier/ancient [ways])
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व

• यातम्: come, go (you two)
• यातम्: Kriyā (आज्ञार्थः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (गत्यर्थः)

• पथ्याभिः: by the paths, by road-ways
• पथ्याभिः: Karaṇa (by the paths)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: पथ्य (पथ्याः ‘paths/road-ways’, from पथ्)

• अर्वाक्: hither, towards here
• अर्वाक्: Adhikaraṇa (दिशा-क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अर्वाक्

• स्वर्विदा: with the heaven-finding (one/means)
• स्वर्विदा: Karaṇa (with the heaven-finding [chariot])
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: स्वर्-वित् (विद् ‘to know/find’ > वित् ‘finder/knower’)

• वसुमता: with the wealth-bearing
• वसुमता: Karaṇa (with the wealth-bearing)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वसुमन्त्

• रथेन: by/with the chariot
• रथेन: Karaṇa (instrument: by chariot)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ