Rig Veda 8.73.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 73, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.73
Rishi: Atri (probable)
Devata: Aśvins
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
निमिषश्चिज्जवीयसा रथेना यातमश्विना । अन्ति षद्भूतु वामवः ॥
Transliteration
nimiṣáś cic javī́yasā ráthenā́ yātam aśvinā | ánti ṣád bhūtu vām ávaḥ ||
Translation
Plus vite qu’un clignement, venez sur votre char le plus rapide, ô Aśvins. Tout près, que votre secours prenne place en nous.
Word by Word
निमिषःa wink; a moment
निमिषः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनिमिष (प्रातिपदिक; √मिष् ‘निमेषणे/चेष्टायाम्’)
चित्even; indeed
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
जवीयसाwith (something) swifter
जवीयसा:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootजवीयस् (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मक-विशेषण ‘swifter’ < जव ‘swift’)
रथेनby/with a chariot
रथेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
या॒तम्come!; drive hither! (you two)
या॒तम्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√या (धातु) ‘गत्यर्थे’
अश्विनाO Aśvins (you two)
अश्विना:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (Deity name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; द्विवचन-देवनाम)
अन्तिnear; close by
अन्ति:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्ति (अव्यय)
सत्being; existent (thing)
सत्:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (Adjective) used substantively
Root√अस् ‘भू/सत्तायाम्’ (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
भूतुlet it be; may it become
भूतु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भू (धातु) ‘भवने’
वाम्for you two; of you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अवःhelp; aid; protection
अवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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