Rig Veda 1.39.6: Mandala 1, Sukta 39, Mantra 6
Sukta 1.39
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; needs scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उपो रथेषु पृषतीरयुग्ध्वं प्रष्टिर्वहति रोहितः । आ वो यामाय पृथिवी चिदश्रोदबीभयन्त मानुषाः ॥
Transliteration
upó ratheṣu pṛ́ṣatīr ayugdhvaṃ práṣṭir vahati róhitaḥ | ā́ vo yā́māya pṛthivī́ cid aśrod ábībhayanta mā́nuṣāḥ ||
Translation
Marut apne rathon mein tez ghode jodte hain. Laal rang ke ghode aage chal rahe hain. Jab woh aate hain to dharti bhi sun leti hai. Logon ke dil mein dard hota hai.
Word by Word
उपोnear, up to (emphatic: indeed)
उपो:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
रथेषुon/in the chariots
रथेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
पृषतीःthe speckled (mares)
पृषतीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृषती (प्रातिपदिक)
अयुग्ध्वम्you yoked
अयुग्ध्वम्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootयुज् (धातु)
प्रष्टिःthe goad/whip (goading-rod)
प्रष्टिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootप्रष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
वहतिcarries, conveys
वहति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (धातु)
रोहितःthe Roḥita (the red one; a steed/figure named Rohita)
रोहितः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वःfor you (pl.)
वः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यामायfor the course/going, for the journey
यामाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootयाम (प्रातिपदिक)
पृथिवीthe Earth
पृथिवी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
अश्रोत्heard
अश्रोत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
अबीभयन्तthey feared, were afraid
अबीभयन्त:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootभी (धातु)
मानुषाःmen, mortals
मानुषाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
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