Rig Veda 10.35.6: Mandala 10, Sukta 35, Mantra 6
Sukta 10.35
Rishi: Unknown/varied attributions in tradition for RV 10.35; commonly associated with dawn/fire imagery (check specific Anukramaṇī for exact seer)
Devata: Uṣas; Agni; Aśvins
Chandas: Jagatī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अनमीवा उषस आ चरन्तु न उदग्नयो जिहतां ज्योतिषा बृहत् । आयुक्षातामश्विना तूतुजिं रथं स्वस्त्यग्निं समिधानमीमहे ॥
Transliteration
anamīvā́ uṣása ā́ carantu na úd agnáyo jihatāṁ jyótiṣā bṛhát | ā́yukṣātām aśvínā tūtújiṁ ráthaṁ svastí agníṁ samidhānám īmahe ||
Translation
病なき曙（ウシャス Uṣas）たちが、われらのもとへ来たれ。火々（アグニ Agni）は広大なる光をもって跳ね上がれ。アシュヴィン双神（Aśvin）は、疾く駆り立てる戦車をくびきにつなげ。安寧（svasti）のために、内に点ぜられつつあるアグニ（Agni）をわれらは求める。
Word by Word
अनमीवाःfree from sickness, unharming
अनमीवाः:
Kartā (उषसः के विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन-मीव (प्रातिपदिक; मीव ‘रोग/हानि’)
उषसःthe Dawns
उषसः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
चरन्तुlet (them) move/come
चरन्तु:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootचर्
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
उदग्नयःthe up-flaring fires / rising Agnis
उदग्नयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउद्-अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘उद्’ उपसर्गपूर्वकः)
जिहताम्let (them) leave/abandon
जिहताम्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootहा (जहाति)
ज्योतिषाwith light, by means of radiance
ज्योतिषा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहत्great, lofty
बृहत्:
Karma (जिहताम्—यत् परित्यज्यते/प्रकाश्यते इति व्याख्येयम्; विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
आयुक्षाताम्let the two yoke/harness
आयुक्षाताम्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootयुज् (युनक्ति) + आ (उपसर्ग)
अश्विनाthe two Aśvins
अश्विना:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
तूतुजिम्swift, impetuous
तूतुजिम्:
Karma (रथम्—विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतूतुजि (प्रातिपदिक; तीव्र/वेगवत्—‘प्रेरक/शीघ्रगामी’)
रथम्chariot
रथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वस्तिwell-being, welfare
स्वस्ति:
Karma (ईमहे—याचामहे)
TypeNoun (benedictive) / Indeclinable-like
Rootस्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक/निपातवत्)
अग्निम्Agni
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
समिधानम्being kindled, being lit
समिधानम्:
Karma (अग्निम् विशेषयति)
TypeParticiple (Adjective) / Kṛdanta
Rootसम्-इध् (धातु) → समिधान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
ईमहेwe seek, we implore
ईमहे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootई (ईयते/ईमहे ‘याच्/प्रार्थ्’ अर्थे; वैदिक)
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