Rig Veda 7.74.3: Mandala 7, Sukta 74, Mantra 3
Sukta 7.74
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable; confirm)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ यातमुप भूषतं मध्वः पिबतमश्विना । दुग्धं पयो वृषणा जेन्यावसू मा नो मर्धिष्टमा गतम् ॥
Transliteration
ā́ yātam úpa bhūṣataṃ mádhvaḥ píbatam aśvinā | dúgdhaṃ páyo vṛṣaṇā jényāvasū mā́ no mardhiṣṭam ā́ gatam ||
Translation
Come, draw near and be gracious, O Aśvins; drink the honeyed sweetness. Drink the milk, the nourishing essence, O mighty ones, O winners of the right delight—do not crush us; come to us.
Word by Word
आhither, towards (as preverb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
यातम्come (you two)!
यातम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) / yā ‘to go’
उपnear, up to
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) / upa
भूषतम्adorn yourselves / be gracious (you two)!
भूषतम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभूष् (धातु) / bhūṣ ‘to adorn, to make splendid; to favor’
मध्वःof honey/sweet drink (of soma)
मध्वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक) / madhu ‘honey; sweet drink, soma’
पिबतम्drink (you two)!
पिबतम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु) / pā ‘to drink’
अश्विनाO Aśvins (you two horsemen)
अश्विना:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (dual proper name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक) / aśvin ‘the Aśvins’
दुग्धम्milk(ed), fresh milk
दुग्धम्:
कर्म (object of ‘drink’)
TypeParticiple (used as noun/adj.)
Rootदुह् (धातु) / duh ‘to milk’ → दुग्ध (PPP)
पयःmilk, nourishing drink
पयः:
कर्म (object of ‘drink’)
TypeNoun
Rootपयस् (प्रातिपदिक) / payas ‘milk; sap’
वृषणाO you two vigorous/bull-like ones
वृषणा:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootवृषण (प्रातिपदिक) / vṛṣaṇa ‘bull-like, vigorous’
जेन्यावसूO you two noble-good/wealthy benefactors
जेन्यावसू:
सम्बोधन
TypeCompound adjective (epithet)
Rootजेन्य (प्रातिपदिक) ‘noble, of good race’ + वसु (प्रातिपदिक) ‘good, wealth’
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) / mā
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम) / asmad
मर्धिष्टम्harm (us) / oppress (us)
मर्धिष्टम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमृध्/मर्ध् (धातु) / mṛdh, mardh ‘to harm, oppress’
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā
गतम्come/go (you two)!
गतम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) / gam ‘to go’
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