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Rig Veda 1.116.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 116, Mantra 2

Sukta 1.116

Rishi: Kutsa Āṅgirasa
Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

वीळुपत्मभिराशुहेमभिर्वा देवानां वा जूतिभिः शाशदाना । तद्रासभो नासत्या सहस्रमाजा यमस्य प्रधने जिगाय ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.116.2

vīḷupátmabhir āśuhémabhir vā devā́nāṃ vā jūtíbhiḥ śā́śadānā | tád rāsábho nāsatyā sahásram ā́jā yámasya pradháne jigāya ||

Con zancadas firmes y voladoras, o con rápidos impulsos de oro, o con el ímpetu de las propias velocidades de los dioses, apremiando siempre hacia delante—así, oh Nāsatyas, el asno ganó mil en la contienda de Yama. Así también vuestras potencias venzan en nosotros, arrancando de la limitación y del hábito que se inclina a la muerte una abundancia de fuerza.

वीळुपत्मभिःwith swift/rolling (vehicles/means) called vīḷupatman-
वीळुपत्मभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवीळुपत्म (प्रातिपदिक; दुर्व्युत्पत्तिः/वैदिक-विशेषः)
आशुहेमभिःwith quick-golden (horses/means), with swift shining ones
आशुहेमभिः:
करण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootआशुहेम (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक-विशेषः)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
जूतिभिःwith speeds, with swift impulses
जूतिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootजूति
शाशदानाःhastening, speeding onward
शाशदानाः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple (Adjective) / Verb-derived
Root√शद् (शदँ गतौ/हिंसायाम्; वैदिक), शाशदाना = वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्रकारः)
तत्that
तत्:
कर्म/सम्बन्ध (सन्दर्भानुसार ‘that (deed/act)’)
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
रासभःthe ass (Rāsabha, the donkey)
रासभः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootरासभ
नासत्याO Nāsatyas (Aśvins)
नासत्या:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (dual deity-name)
Rootनासत्य (अश्विनौ)
सहस्रम्a thousand
सहस्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective (numeral)
Rootसहस्र
आजाĀjā (a person/hero named Ājā)
आजा:
कर्तृ (जिगाय इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootआजा (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक-विशेषः, ‘goat/driver/contestant’ इत्यादि व्याख्येय)
यमस्यof Yama
यमस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootयम
प्रधनेin the contest, in the battle
प्रधने:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootप्रधन
जिगायwon, conquered
जिगाय:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√जि (जि जय॑े)

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