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Mantra 6

Sukta 1.180

Rishi: Unknown/varied (Ashvin hymn tradition; requires external index for exact rishi of RV 1.180)
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

नि यद्युवेथे नियुतः सुदानू उप स्वधाभिः सृजथः पुरंधिम् । प्रेषद्वेषद्वातो न सूरिरा महे ददे सुव्रतो न वाजम् ॥

नि यद्यु॒वेथे॑ नि॒युत॑: सुदानू॒ उप॑ स्व॒धाभि॑: सृजथ॒: पुरं॑धिम् । प्रेष॒द्वेष॒द्वातो॒ न सू॒रिरा म॒हे द॑दे सुव्र॒तो न वाज॑म् ॥

ní yád yuvéthe níyutaḥ sudānū́ úpa svadhā́bhiḥ sṛ́jathaḥ púraṃdhim | préṣad véṣad vā́to ná sūrír ā́ mahé dade suvrató ná vā́jam ||

When you two yoke yourselves with your teams, O givers of good gifts, you release the fullness of abundance by your own innate powers. Like the wind that drives and urges, the illumined giver bestows for the great aim, establishing the plenitude of force by a right law of action.

नि । यत् । यु॒वेथे॒ इति॑ । नि॒ऽयुतः॑ । सु॒दा॒नू॒ इति॑ सुऽदानू । उप॑ । स्व॒धाभिः॑ । सृ॒ज॒थः॒ । पुर॑म्ऽधिम् । प्रेष॑त् । वेष॑त् । वातः॑ । न । सू॒रिः । आ । म॒हे । द॒दे॒ । सु॒ऽव्र॒तः । न । वाज॑म् ॥नि । यत् । युवेथे इति । नियुतः । सुदानू इति सुदानू । उप । स्वधाभिः । सृजथः । पुरम्धिम् । प्रेषत् । वेषत् । वातः । न । सूरिः । आ । महे । ददे । सुव्रतः । न । वाजम् ॥ni | yat | yuvetheiti | ni-yutaḥ | sudānūitisu-dānū | upa | svadhābhiḥ | sṛjathaḥ | puram-dhim | preṣat | veṣat | vātaḥ | na | sūriḥ | ā | mahe | dade | su-vrataḥ | na | vājam

निdown; forth (as preverb)
नि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (upasarga)
यत्when; that
यत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-stem)
युवेथेyou two have yoked / harnessed
युवेथे:
Kartā (you two = Aśvins)
TypeVerb
Rootयु (धातु) / युव् (Vedic) ‘to join, yoke’
निdown; forth
नि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (upasarga)
नियुतःyoked teams (of horses)
नियुतः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनियुत् (prātipadika) ‘yoked (horses), team’
सुदानूO very generous (two)
सुदानू:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective
Rootसुदानु (prātipadika) ‘very generous’
उपtowards; near
उप:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (upasarga/avyaya)
स्वधाभिःwith (your) own powers / with svadhā-offerings
स्वधाभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्वधा (prātipadika) ‘own power; customary offering/refreshment’
सृजथःyou two release / send forth
सृजथः:
Kartā (you two)
TypeVerb
Rootसृज् (धातु) ‘to let go, send forth, release’
पुरंधिम्bounty; largess
पुरंधिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुरंधि (prātipadika) ‘bounty, largess; bestower’
प्रेषत्impelling; sending
प्रेषत्:
Kartā/Viśeṣaṇa (of vātaḥ)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-इष् (धातु) ‘to send, impel’
वेषत्rushing; swiftly moving
वेषत्:
Viśeṣaṇa (of vātaḥ)
TypeVerb
Rootविष्/वेष् (Vedic dhātu) ‘to rush, be active; to vibrate’
वातःwind
वातः:
Kartā (of implied motion/comparison)
TypeNoun
Rootवात (prātipadika) from √वा ‘to blow’
like; as
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (avyaya)
सूरिःpatron; benefactor
सूरिः:
Kartā (of ददे)
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि (prātipadika) ‘patron, lord, benefactor’
towards; unto
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
महेto the great (one) / for greatness
महे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootमहि (prātipadika) ‘great’
ददेhas given; bestows
ददे:
Kartā (sūriḥ)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु) ‘to give’
सुव्रतःwell-ordered; of good observance
सुव्रतः:
Kartā/Viśeṣaṇa (of implied agent in simile)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुव्रत (prātipadika) ‘of good ordinance/vow; well-ordered’
like; as
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (avyaya)
वाजम्prize; boon; strength
वाजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (prātipadika) ‘prize; strength; (ritual) food’