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Rig Veda 1.111.1: Mandala 1, Sukta 111, Mantra 1

Sukta 1.111

Rishi: Hymn to the Ribhus; seer attribution varies in tradition, but the hymn is within Ribhu cycle.
Devata: Ribhus (Ṛbhavaḥ).
Chandas: Trishtubh (common for this hymn).

तक्षन्रथं सुवृतं विद्मनापसस्तक्षन्हरी इन्द्रवाहा वृषण्वसू । तक्षन्पितृभ्यामृभवो युवद्वयस्तक्षन्वत्साय मातरं सचाभुवम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.111.1

tákṣan ráthaṃ suvr̥táṃ vidmánā́pasas tákṣan hárī índra-vā́hā vṛ́ṣaṇ-vasū | tákṣan pitṛ́bhyām ṛ́bhavo yúvad vayas tákṣan vatsā́ya mātáraṃ sacā́-bhuvam ||

रिभु लोगों ने अपनी समझ से एक अच्छी रथ बनाई। उसके लिए दो घोडे बनाए जो इंद्र की सवारी करते थे। उन्होंने दो बुढे माँ-बाप को जवान बना दिया। माँ को उसके बछडे के साथ फिर से जोड दिया।

तक्षन्(they/he) fashioned, constructed
तक्षन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootतक्ष् (धातु)
रथम्chariot
रथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
सु-वृतम्well-made, well-fitted
सु-वृतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवृत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √वृ ‘to cover/choose/turn’ > ‘well-formed/fit’)
विद्मनाwith skill/knowledge
विद्मना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootविद्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘skill, knowledge, craft’)
अपसःthe craftsmen, the workers
अपसः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअपस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘work, craft’)
तक्षन्fashioned
तक्षन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootतक्ष् (धातु)
हरीthe two bay steeds
हरी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्र-वाहाIndra-bearing (fit to carry Indra)
इन्द्र-वाहा:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवाह (प्रातिपदिक; ‘carrying’) with इन्द्र (समास)
वृषण्वसूrich in virile strength/wealth
वृषण्वसू:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवृषण्वसु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having vigorous/generative wealth’)
तक्षन्fashioned
तक्षन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootतक्ष् (धातु)
पितृभ्याम्for the two parents
पितृभ्याम्:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋभवःthe Rbhus (divine artisans)
ऋभवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootऋभु (प्रातिपदिक)
युव-द्वयःthe youthful pair (as a group/companions)
युव-द्वयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयुव (प्रातिपदिक ‘young’) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक ‘pair’) (समास)
तक्षन्fashioned
तक्षन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootतक्ष् (धातु)
वत्सायfor the calf
वत्साय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootवत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
मातरम्mother
मातरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
सचाtogether, in companionship
सचा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसच (अव्यय; ‘together, in company’)
अभुवम्made (to be), brought about
अभुवम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)

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