Rig Veda 4.14.4: Mandala 4, Sukta 14, Mantra 4
Sukta 4.14
Devata: Aśvins (Nāsatyā)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ वां वहिष्ठा इह ते वहन्तु रथा अश्वास उषसो व्युष्टौ । इमे हि वां मधुपेयाय सोमा अस्मिन्यज्ञे वृषणा मादयेथाम् ॥
Transliteration
ā vāṃ vahiṣṭhā́ ihá te vahantu ráthā áśvāsa uṣáso vyùṣṭau | imé hí vāṃ madhu-péyāya sómā asmín yajñé vṛṣaṇā mādayethām ||
Translation
तुम्हारी सबसे ताकतवाली गाड़ी और घोड़े सुबह होने पर यहाँ लाओ। यहाँ सोम रस निकाला जा रहा है जो मीठा है। इस यज्ञ में तुम दोनों ताकतवाले हो, इस्से पियो और खुश रहो।
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
वाम्you two (as object: you both)
वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (युवाम्-प्रत्ययः)
वहि॑ष्ठाmost conveying / best bearers (O you two)
वहि॑ष्ठा:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootवह (धातु) → वहि॑ष्ठ (superlative adj.)
इ॒हhere
इ॒ह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
तेthose (they)
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
वहन्तुlet (them) carry / convey
वहन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवह्
रथाःchariots
रथाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
अश्वाःhorses
अश्वाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व
उषसःof Dawn
उषसः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootउषस्
व्युष्टौat the dawning / at daybreak
व्युष्टौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootव्युष्टि (वि + उष्/वस्-सम्बद्धः) / vyuṣṭi
इमेthese
इमे:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
वाम्for you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (युवाम्-प्रत्ययः)
मधुपेयायfor honey-drinking / for sweet-drinking
मधुपेयाय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootमधु-पेय (compound adj./n.)
सोमाःSoma-pressings / Soma draughts
सोमाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसोम
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (अयम्-प्रत्ययः)
यज्ञेsacrifice, rite
यज्ञे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
वृषणाO you two bulls (mighty ones)
वृषणा:
—
TypeNoun
Rootवृषन् (adj./n.)
मादयेथाम्rejoice / become exhilarated (you two)
मादयेथाम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमद् (to be exhilarated) / मादय् (caus./denom. in Vedic usage)
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