Rig Veda 5.78.6: Mandala 5, Sukta 78, Mantra 6
Sukta 5.78
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Ashvins
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
भीताय नाधमानाय ऋषये सप्तवध्रये । मायाभिरश्विना युवं वृक्षं सं च वि चाचथः ॥
Transliteration
bhītā́ya nā́dhamānāya ṛ́ṣaye saptávadhraye | māyā́bhir aśvinā yuváṃ vṛkṣáṃ sáṃ ca ví cācathaḥ ||
Translation
ભયભીત, કરુણ રીતે કરાહતો ઋષિ સપ્તવધ્રિ માટે—હે અશ્વિનો, તમારાં માયાબળોથી તમે વૃક્ષને સંધો અને વિસંધો, જોડતાં અને વિખૂટાં કરતાં ચીરી નાખ્યું, જેથી તે મુક્ત થાય.
Word by Word
भीतायto the frightened (one)
भीताय:
सम्प्रदान (recipient/beneficiary)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootभी (धातु) / भीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
नाधमानायto the one in distress / lamenting
नाधमानाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootनाध् (धातु) / नाधमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
ऋषयेto the seer
ऋषये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
सप्तवध्रयेto Saptavadhri (the ‘seven-bound/hampered’ seer)
सप्तवध्रये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeProper epithet (noun)
Rootसप्त-वध्रि (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
मायाभिःwith (your) wondrous powers / arts
मायाभिः:
करण (instrument) / साधन
TypeNoun
Rootमाया (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; द्विवचन-देवता)
युवम्you two
युवम्:
कर्ता
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
वृक्षम्a tree
वृक्षम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
(क्रियाविशेषण; उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
विapart, asunder
वि:
(क्रियाविशेषण; उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
चाचथःyou two moved/shook (it); you two caused (it) to sway
चाचथः:
क्रिया (कर्ता=युवम्)
TypeVerb
Rootचच्/चञ्च्? (धातु; RV-प्रयोग) + आ (उपसर्ग)
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