Rig Veda 7.69.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 69, Mantra 1

Sukta 7.69

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Maṇḍala 7)

Devata: Aśvinau

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (high probability; hymn-opening invocation style)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ वां रथो रोदसी बद्बधानो हिरण्ययो वृषभिर्यात्वश्वैः । घृतवर्तनिः पविभी रुचान इषां वोळ्हा नृपतिर्वाजिनीवान् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 7.69.1

Transliteration

ā́ vām rátho ródasī badbadhānó hiraṇyáyo vṛ́ṣabhir yātú aśváīḥ | ghṛtávartaniḥ pavíbhiḥ rucānó iṣā́ṃ voḷhā́ nṛpátir vājinī́vān ||

Translation

Que venga vuestro carro, que enlaza Cielo y Tierra, dorado, tirado por potentes sementales, de caballos veloces; con sendas de ghṛta, resplandeciente por sus aros cortantes, — portador del impulso (iṣā), señor del camino humano, rico en fuerza vencedora.

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Word by Word

• आ: hither; towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga)

• वाम्: to/for you two; of you two
• वाम्: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (2nd pers. pronoun)

• रथः: chariot
• रथः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (prātipadika)

• रोदसी: the two worlds (heaven and earth)
• रोदसी: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोदसी (dual stem)

• बद्बधानः: binding/fastening (together); yoking
• बद्बधानः: Kartā (agreeing with रथः)
• Type: Verb-participle
• Root: बन्ध् (dhātu) → बद्बध (intensive/reduplicated base)

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• हिरण्ययः: golden
• हिरण्ययः: Viśeṣaṇa (of रथः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिरण्यय (prātipadika)

• वृषभिः: with bulls; with strong ones
• वृषभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभ (prātipadika)

• यातु: let it come/go
• यातु: — (injunctive/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (dhātu)

• अश्वैः: with horses
• अश्वैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (prātipadika)

• घृतवर्तनिः: having ghee as its track/way; whose course is ghee
• घृतवर्तनिः: Viśeṣaṇa (of रथः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घृत-वर्तनि (compound prātipadika)

• पविभिः: with felly-segments/rims; with iron bands (of wheels)
• पविभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवि (prātipadika)

• रुचानः: shining; gleaming
• रुचानः: Kartā (agreeing with रथः)
• Type: Verb-participle
• Root: रुच् (dhātu)

• इषाम्: of refreshments/impulses; of provisions
• इषाम्: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्/इषा (prātipadika)

• वः: of you (your)
• वः: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (2nd pers. pronoun)

• वोळ्हा: carrier; conveyer
• वोळ्हा: Kartā (apposition to रथः / or to implied driver)
• Type: Noun (agent)
• Root: वह् (dhātu) → वोळ्हृ (agent noun)

• नृपतिः: lord of men
• नृपतिः: Kartā (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ-पति (compound prātipadika)

• वाजिनीवान्: possessing prize-winning power; rich in steeds/strength
• वाजिनीवान्: Viśeṣaṇa (of रथः / of the appositional subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाजिनीवत् (prātipadika)