Rig Veda 1.116.17: Mandala 1, Sukta 116, Mantra 17

Sukta 1.116

Rishi: Dīrghatamas Āucathya (traditional attribution for RV 1.116–1.117)

Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (11-syllable pādas)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ वां रथं दुहिता सूर्यस्य कार्ष्मेवातिष्ठदर्वता जयन्ती । विश्वे देवा अन्वमन्यन्त हृद्भिः समु श्रिया नासत्या सचेथे ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.116.17

Transliteration

ā vā́m ráthaṁ duhitā́ sū́ryasya kā́rṣmevā́tiṣṭhad árvātā́ jáyantī | víśve devā́ ánv amanyanta hṛ́dbhiḥ sám u śriyā́ nāsatyā sacethe ||

Translation

The Daughter of the Sun ascended your chariot as one mounts a car, victorious in the forward movement of the steed. All the gods assented in their hearts; O Nāsatyas, you two moved together in a gathered radiance of śrī—beauty, harmony, and luminous fulfilment.

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Word by Word

• आ: hither, towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• वाम्: to/for you two; of you two
• वाम्: सम्प्रदान (to you two) / सम्बन्ध (of you two)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• दुहिता: daughter
• दुहिता: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुहितृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• सूर्यस्य: of Sūrya (the Sun)
• सूर्यस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• कार्ष्मा: a carpenter
• कार्ष्मा: कर्तृ (उपमान-कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्ष्मन्/कार्ष्मा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘carpenter/wood-worker’)

• इव: like, as
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (निपात)

• आतिष्ठत्: mounted, stepped onto
• आतिष्ठत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)

• अर्वता: with a steed; by means of a horse
• अर्वता: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• जयन्ती: winning, victorious
• जयन्ती: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: जि (धातु) → जयन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)

• विश्वे: all
• विश्वे: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• अनु: after, along, in accordance
• अनु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• अमन्यन्त: they thought, they approved/considered
• अमन्यन्त: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु) + अ (उपसर्ग/प्रवृत्त्यर्थ)

• हृद्भिः: with (their) hearts
• हृद्भिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सम्: together, completely
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• उ: indeed, also
• उ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (निपात)

• श्रिया: with splendor/beauty, with prosperity
• श्रिया: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)

• नासत्या: O Nāsatyas (Aśvins)
• नासत्या: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (dual name)
• Root: नासत्य (प्रातिपदिक; अश्विनौ)

• सचेथे: you two accompany/are associated (with)
• सचेथे: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: सच् (धातु ‘to accompany, be associated’) / सच (प्रातिपदिक-भाव)