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Rig Veda 10.39.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 39, Mantra 3

Sukta 10.39

Devata: Aśvins (Nāsatyā)
Chandas: Trishtubh/Jagati (probable; needs metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अमाजुरश्चिद्भवथो युवं भगोऽनाशोश्चिदवितारापमस्य चित् । अन्धस्य चिन्नासत्या कृशस्य चिद्युवामिदाहुर्भिषजा रुतस्य चित् ॥

Transliteration

amā́juraś cid bhavatho yuváṃ bhágo 'nā́śoś cid avitā́rā apamá sya cit | andhásya cin nāsatyā kṛśásya cid yuvā́m id ā́hur bhiṣájā rutásya cit ||

Translation

Even for the one who has no strength you become a fortune; even for the one without substance you are saviours, even for the despised. Even for the blind, O Nāsatyas, even for the wasted and weak—yes, you are called physicians even of the wounded cry.

Word by Word
अमाजुःeven the helpless/poor man
अमाजुः:
कर्तृ (भवथो इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअमाजु- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अमाजु’ = अल्प/दीन/असमर्थ) अथवा न-मा-जु (निश्चित व्युत्पत्तिः अनिश्चित)
चिद्even, indeed
चिद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचिद् (निपात)
भवथोyou two are / become
भवथो:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
युवम्you two
युवम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
भगःgood fortune; beneficence
भगः:
सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य (भवथो इत्यस्य विधेय-नाम)
TypeNoun
Rootभग (प्रातिपदिक)
अनाशोःof the imperishable
अनाशोः:
सम्बन्ध (भगस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-नाश (प्रातिपदिक; ‘नाश’=नाश/क्षय; अ-नाश=अविनाश/अक्षय)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचिद् (निपात)
अवितारौ(you two) protectors
अवितारौ:
कर्तृ/विधेय (युवम् इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootअवितृ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अवितृ’=रक्षक/सहायक)
अपमस्यof the work/deed (of help)
अपमस्य:
सम्बन्ध (अवितारौ इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootअपम (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अपम’=कर्म/कार्य, विशेषतः ‘अपमस्’ = कार्य/उपकार)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचिद् (निपात)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
अन्धस्यof the blind
अन्धस्य:
सम्बन्ध (भिषजा इत्यस्य—‘as physicians of…’)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचिद् (निपात)
नासत्याO Nāsatyas (Aśvins)
नासत्या:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (Vocative)
Rootनासत्य (प्रातिपदिक; अश्विनौ)
कृशस्यof the emaciated/weak
कृशस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootकृश (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचिद् (निपात)
युवाम्you two
युवाम्:
कर्म (आहुः इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
इद्indeed
इद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात)
आहुःthey have said / call
आहुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअह्/ब्रू (धातु; वैदिक ‘अह्’ = ‘कथने’)
भिषजाas physicians
भिषजा:
करण/भाव-करण (युवाम्—‘you two’ in the capacity of)
TypeNoun
Rootभिषज् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वैद्य/चिकित्सक’)
रुतस्यof the wounded/stricken
रुतस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootरुत (प्रातिपदिक; ‘रुत’=आहत/क्षत/व्रणित, ‘wounded/struck’)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचिद् (निपात)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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