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Rig Veda 4.33.8: Mandala 4, Sukta 33, Mantra 8

Sukta 4.33

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Rbhus
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

रथं ये चक्रुः सुवृतं नरेष्ठां ये धेनुं विश्वजुवं विश्वरूपाम् । त आ तक्षन्त्वृभवो रयिं नः स्ववसः स्वपसः सुहस्ताः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.33.8

ráthaṃ yé cakrúḥ su-vṛ́taṃ nareṣṭhā́ṃ yé dhénuṃ viśvá-juvaṃ viśvá-rūpām | tá ā́ takṣantv ṛbhávo rayím naḥ svávasas svápasaḥ su-hástāḥ ||

Ribhu ne ek acchi rath banayi thi jo insaan ke kaam aati thi. Unhone ek gay bhi banayi jo har tarah ki shakti rakhti thi. Woh log humare liye dhannya aur samriddhi paida karein. Unke haath mein kaam karne ki kala thi, woh apne kaam mein mahir the.

रथम्chariot
रथम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
येwho (those who)
ये:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चक्रुःthey made
चक्रुः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
सुवृतम्well-turned, well-made
सुवृतम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-वृत (कृदन्त/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; वृत < √वृ/√वृत् ‘to turn/roll, be well-rounded’)
नरेष्ठाम्best among men, most excellent
नरेष्ठाम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनर-इष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; इष्ठ = श्रेष्ठतम)
येwho
ये:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धेनुम्cow
धेनुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वजुवम्all-swift, swift in every way
विश्वजुवम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व-जुव (प्रातिपदिक; जुव ‘swift, impetuous’)
विश्व-रूपाम्of all forms, manifold
विश्व-रूपाम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व-रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
तेthey
ते:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, forth; (as preverb)
आ:
(क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
तक्षन्तुlet them fashion, let them carve
तक्षन्तु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootतक्ष् (धातु)
ऋभवःthe Rbhus (divine artisans)
ऋभवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootऋभु (प्रातिपदिक)
रयिम्wealth
रयिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
नःto us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (प्रायः ‘to us’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्ववसःhaving good wealth, well-endowed
स्ववसः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-वास (प्रातिपदिक; वास ‘good dwelling/wealth’, ‘goodly’)
स्वपसःof good workmanship, skillful
स्वपसः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-पस् (प्रातिपदिक; पस् ‘work, skill’)
सुहस्ताःwith good hands, deft-handed
सुहस्ताः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)

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