Rig Veda 1.163.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 163, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.163
Rishi: Dīrghatamas (traditionally associated with RV 1.163)
Devata: Aśva / Divine Steed (with Indra, Gandharva, Vasus as operative powers in the mythic frame)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (predominant in RV 1.163)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यमेन दत्तं त्रित एनमायुनगिन्द्र एणं प्रथमो अध्यतिष्ठत् । गन्धर्वो अस्य रशनामगृभ्णात्सूरादश्वं वसवो निरतष्ट ॥
Transliteration
yaména dát-taṃ tritá énam āyunag índra éṇaṃ prathamó ádhy atiṣṭhat | gandharvó asya raśanā́m agṛbhṇāt sūrā́d áśvaṃ vasavo nír ataṣṭa ||
Translation
ヤマ（Yama）により与えられ、トリタ（Trita）はこの駿馬を内なる旅のために軛に繋いだ。インドラ（Indra）が最初にこれに乗り、上に立った。ガンダルヴァ（Gandharva）はその希求の手綱を掴み、ヴァス（Vasus）らは太陽の光輝の源よりこの馬を形づくり出した—秩序ある充溢を築く諸力として。
Word by Word
य॒मेन॑by Yama
य॒मेन॑:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootयम
द॒त्तम्given
द॒त्तम्:
कर्म
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootदा (√दा ‘to give’) → दत्त (PPP)
त्रि॒तेin/with Trita
त्रि॒ते:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootत्रित
एनम्him/it
एनम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (एतद्-प्रत्ययिक सर्वनाम)
आयुनक्yoked/attached
आयुनक्:
कर्तृ (implicit)
TypeVerb
Rootयुज् (√युज् ‘to yoke, join’) with preverb आ-
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (deity)
Rootइन्द्र
एनम्him/it
एनम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
प्रथ॒मःfirst
प्रथ॒मः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम
अध्यतिष्ठत्mounted/stood upon
अध्यतिष्ठत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (√स्था ‘to stand’) with preverb अधि-
गन्धर्वःthe Gandharva
गन्धर्वः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootगन्धर्व
अस्यof him/of it
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
रशनाम्the rein/strap
रशनाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरशना
अगृभ्णात्seized
अगृभ्णात्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह् (√ग्रह् ‘to seize’)
सूरात्from the Sūrya/Sūra
सूरात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootसूर
अश्वम्the horse
अश्वम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व
वसवःthe Vasus
वसवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (class of gods)
Rootवसु
निरतष्टfashioned/formed
निरतष्ट:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootतक्ष् (√तक्ष् ‘to fashion, carve’) with preverb निर्-
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Vedic Cosmology
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Chanting Notes
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