Rig Veda 1.117.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 117, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.117
Rishi: Kakṣīvat Dairghatamasa (trad.)
Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā), the twin powers of swift help, healing, and luminous right movement
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 1.117; verse-level confirmation may vary by recension)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यो वामश्विना मनसो जवीयान्रथः स्वश्वो विश आजिगाति । येन गच्छथः सुकृतो दुरोणं तेन नरा वर्तिरस्मभ्यं यातम् ॥
Transliteration
yó vām aśvinā manáso javī́yān ráthaḥ svaśvó víśa ā́jigāti | yéna gácchathaḥ sukṛ́to duróṇaṃ téna narā vartír asmábhyaṃ yātam ||
Translation
હે અશ્વિનૌ, તમારો રથ મનથી પણ વધુ ઝડપી, સુઅશ્વયુક્ત, જે જનસમૂહો સુધી પહોંચે છે—જે સિદ્ધ ગતિથી તમે સુનિર્મિત ગૃહ (દુરોણ) તરફ જાઓ છો, એ જ આગળ વધવાની વાટથી, હે નરૌ, અમારી પાસે આવો.
Word by Word
यःwho (he)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्of/for you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; देव-नाम)
मनसःthan the mind (of mind)
मनसः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
जवीयान्swifter
जवीयान्:
Viśeṣaṇa (of रथः)
TypeAdjective (comparative)
Rootजव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईयसुँ (तुलनात्मक-प्रत्यय)
रथःthe chariot
रथः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वश्वःhaving good horses
स्वश्वः:
Viśeṣaṇa (of रथः)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + अश्व (प्रातिपदिक) → स्वश्व (बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समास)
विशःthe clans/settlements
विशः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविश् (प्रातिपदिक)
आजिगातिhas come/has reached
आजिगाति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) with preverb आ-; (Vedic perfect/old present formation) जिगाति
येनby which
येन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गच्छथःyou two go
गच्छथः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
सुकृतःwell-made
सुकृतः:
Viśeṣaṇa (of दुरोणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + कृत (कृ धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय) → सुकृत (प्रातिपदिक)
दुरोणम्house/home
दुरोणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुरोण (प्रातिपदिक)
तेनby that (means)
तेन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नराO you two men (heroes)
नरा:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
वर्तिःa path/track
वर्तिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मभ्यम्for us
अस्मभ्यम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यातम्come/go (you two)!
यातम्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
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Chanting Notes
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