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Rig Veda 1.117.20: Mandala 1, Sukta 117, Mantra 20

Sukta 1.117

Rishi: Kutsa Āṅgirasa
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

अधेनुं दस्रा स्तर्यं विषक्तामपिन्वतं शयवे अश्विना गाम् । युवं शचीभिर्विमदाय जायां न्यूहथुः पुरुमित्रस्य योषाम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.117.20

adhénuṃ dasrā staryáṃ víṣaktām ápinvataṃ śayáve aśvinā gā́m | yuváṃ śácībhir vimadā́ya jāyā́ṃ nyū́hathuḥ purumitrásya yóṣām ||

अश्विनों, तुमने वो गये जैसे गाय को दूध देने लगाया, जो पहले नहीं देती थी। सयावा के लिए किया यह। और तुमने विमदा के लिए दुल्हन लाए, पुरुमित्र की बेटी, जिसका मन था उसके लिए सही जोड़ी बना दी।

अधेनुम्(a) non-milking cow; barren cow
अधेनुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअ-धेनु (प्रातिपदिक; धेनु)
दस्राO Wonder-working ones (Aśvins)
दस्रा:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootदस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तर्यम्stiff/rigid; (of the udder) hard
स्तर्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootस्तर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
विषक्ताम्clinging/attached; stuck (i.e., with milk not flowing)
विषक्ताम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple (past passive)
Rootवि-√सञ्ज्/सज् (विषज्) → विषक्त (कृदन्त)
अपिalso; moreover
अपि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अपिन्वतम्you two caused to swell/fill; you made (her) yield
अपिन्वतम्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootअपि-√पिव्/प्याय् (पिन्व्) (वर्धने/पूरणे)
शयवेfor Śayu (to Śayu)
शयवे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootशयु (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
गाम्cow
गाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
युवम्you two
युवम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
शचीभिःwith powers/skills; with efficacious acts
शचीभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशची (प्रातिपदिक)
विमदायfor Vimada
विमदाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootविमद (प्रातिपदिक)
जायाम्wife
जायाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजाया (प्रातिपदिक)
न्यूहथुःyou two brought/led (her) down/near; you conveyed
न्यूहथुः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootनि-√ऊह् (ऊह्/वह् अर्थे) → न्यूह्
पुरुमित्रस्यof Purumitra
पुरुमित्रस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootपुरुमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
योषाम्young woman; maiden
योषाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयोषा (प्रातिपदिक)

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