Rig Veda 5.75.7: Mandala 5, Sukta 75, Mantra 7
Sukta 5.75
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अश्विनावेह गच्छतं नासत्या मा वि वेनतम् । तिरश्चिदर्यया परि वर्तिर्यातमदाभ्या माध्वी मम श्रुतं हवम् ॥
Transliteration
aśvināvéha gácchataṃ nā́satyā mā́ ví venatam | tiráś cid aryáyā pári vartír yātam adā́bhyā mā́dhvī mama śrutáṃ hávam ||
Translation
Venid aquí, oh Aśvins, oh Nāsatyas; no os apartéis de nosotros. Aunque el camino esté cruzado y cercado por movimientos hostiles, venid, oh invencibles; oíd mi llamado melífluo.
Word by Word
अश्विनौO Aśvins (the two horsemen)
अश्विनौ:
सम्बोधन (addressed deities)
TypeNoun (proper, dual deity-name)
Rootअश्विन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
इहhere
इह:
अधिकरण (place)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
गच्छतम्come (you two)!
गच्छतम्:
क्रिया (आह्वान/आदेश)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (गच्छ-)
नासत्याO Nāsatyas (true ones; Aśvins)
नासत्या:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet, dual deity-name)
Rootनासत्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
माdo not
मा:
निषेध (prohibitive particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध-अव्यय)
विapart, away
वि:
क्रियाविशेषण (preverb)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
वेनतम्strive/turn (away)
वेनतम्:
क्रिया (निषिद्ध-आदेशः)
TypeVerb
Rootवन्/वेन् (धातु; ‘to desire/strive/seek’—Vedic)
तिरश्चित्even crosswise / even from aside
तिरश्चित्:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतिरस् (अव्यय) + चित् (निपात)
अर्ययाwith/through the Aryā (friendly/host)
अर्यया:
करण (means/association)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround
परि:
क्रियाविशेषण (around)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वर्तिःthe course/track
वर्तिः:
कर्तृ/कर्म-सम्बन्धः (with यातम्: ‘take the course’)
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ति- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘course/track/turning’)
यातम्go/drive (you two)!
यातम्:
क्रिया (आह्वान/आदेश)
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
अदाभ्याO unassailable ones
अदाभ्या:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootअदाभ्य- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘unharming, unassailable’)
माध्वीthe honey-sweet (offering/word)
माध्वी:
कर्म (object of श्रुतम्: ‘hear’) / or of implied ‘accept’
TypeNoun/Adjective (f.)
Rootमाध्वी- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘honey-sweet, mead-like’)
ममmy
मम:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
श्रुतम्hear (you two)!
श्रुतम्:
क्रिया (आह्वान)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
हवम्invocation/call
हवम्:
कर्म (object of श्रुतम्)
TypeNoun
Rootहव- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘call, invocation’)
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