Rig Veda 10.40.6: Mandala 10, Sukta 40, Mantra 6
Sukta 10.40
Devata: Aśvinau (the Ashvins)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
युवं कवी ष्ठः पर्यश्विना रथं विशो न कुत्सो जरितुर्नशायथः । युवोर्ह मक्षा पर्यश्विना मध्वासा भरत निष्कृतं न योषणा ॥
Transliteration
yuváṃ kavī ṣṭháḥ páry aśvinā ráthaṃ víśo ná kútsaḥ jaritúr naśāyathaḥ | yuvór ha mákṣā páry aśvinā mádhvā́sā bharata níṣkṛtaṃ ná yóṣaṇā ||
Translation
アシュヴィンの二神よ、あなたがたは詩聖の力そのもの。戦車のまわりを巡りつつ、あなたがたは諸族を安らかにする。クツァ（Kutsa）が歌い手を滅びから救うように。 あなたがたの周りには、アシュヴィンよ、たちまち蜜の歓喜が満ちる。それをここへ運べ——よく整えられ、解き放たれたものを乙女が差し出すように。
Word by Word
युवाम्you two
युवाम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
कवी(as) seers/poets
कवी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकवि
ष्ठःforemost, best
ष्ठः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootस्था (धातु) → स्थ (prātipadika) / superlative suffix -ष्ठ
परिaround, all about
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि
अश्विनाO Aśvins (you two)
अश्विना:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootअश्विन्
रथम्chariot
रथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
विशःclans, peoples
विशः:
Kartā (simile-base)
TypeNoun
Rootविश्
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
कुत्सःKutsa
कुत्सः:
Kartā (simile-base)
TypeProper Noun
Rootकुत्स
जरितुःof the singer/praiser
जरितुः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootजरितृ
नशायथःyou two bring (him) safely / cause (him) to reach
नशायथः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootनश् (धातु) / नश्+आय (caus./denom.?)
युवोःof you two / in you two
युवोः:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
हindeed
ह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह
मक्षाःflies/gnats
मक्षाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमक्ष
परिaround
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootअश्विन्
मध्वाwith honey/sweetness
मध्वा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमधु
आसाbeing present / sitting
आसा:
Kartā
TypeKṛdanta (participle/adjectival form)
Rootआस् (धातु) / आस (kṛdanta/participle base)
भरतcarry, bring
भरत:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootभृ
निष्कृतम्set free, released, rescued
निष्कृतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (PPP)
Rootनिष्+कृ (धातु) → निष्कृत (ppp)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
योषणाa young woman
योषणा:
Kartā (simile-base)
TypeNoun
Rootयोषणा
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