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Rig Veda 7.71.3: Mandala 7, Sukta 71, Mantra 3

Sukta 7.71

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

आ वां रथमवमस्यां व्युष्टौ सुम्नायवो वृषणो वर्तयन्तु । स्यूमगभस्तिमृतयुग्भिरश्वैराश्विना वसुमन्तं वहेथाम् ॥

ā́ vāṃ rátham avamasyā́ṃ vyúṣṭau sumnā́yavo vṛ́ṣaṇo vartayantu | syū́magabhastim ṛtáyugbhir áśvair ā́śvinā vásumantaṃ vahethām ||

Au dernier éclatement de l’aurore, que les puissants fassent avancer votre char pour notre faveur. Avec des chevaux attelés à Ṛta, avec des mains qui tiennent bien les rênes, ô Aśvins, amenez ici le char riche de plénitude intérieure.

hither, towards
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
वाम्of you two / you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna (recipient/goal) / संबन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (प्रonominal stem)
रथम्chariot
रथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (prātipadika)
अवमस्याम्in the lowest/last (i.e., latest)
अवमस्याम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअवम (superlative adj. stem)
व्युष्टौat dawn, in the dawning
व्युष्टौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootव्युष्टि (f. ‘dawning, dawn’)
सुम्नायवःseekers of favor, favor-desiring (ones)
सुम्नायवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसुम्नायू (adj./agent-noun from सुम्न ‘favor’)
वृषणःthe mighty (ones)
वृषणः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootवृषन् (adj. ‘strong, virile, mighty’)
वर्तयन्तुlet (them) set in motion / make roll
वर्तयन्तु:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootवृत्/वर्त् (to turn, set in motion) → causative वर्तयति
स्यूमगभस्तिम्the chariot with well-joined hand-grips/shafts (lit. ‘well-yoked grasp’)
स्यूमगभस्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootस्यूम-गभस्ति (compound; gábhasti ‘hand/beam, grasp’)
ऋतयुग्भिःwith rightly-yoked
ऋतयुग्भिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootऋत-युग् (compound; ṛtá ‘right order’ + yug ‘yoking’)
अश्वैःwith horses
अश्वैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (prātipadika)
आश्विनाO Aśvins
आश्विना:
— (address)
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootआश्विन (adj. ‘belonging to the Aśvins’)
वसुमन्तम्wealth-bringing, rich
वसुमन्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवसुमन्त् (adj. ‘wealthy, rich in goods’)
वहेथाम्carry/bring (you two)
वहेथाम्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (to carry, convey)

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