Rig Veda 10.73.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 73, Mantra 4
Sukta 10.73
Rishi: Likely Gaurivīti Śāktya (traditional Anukramaṇī attribution for RV 10.73; verify against specific śākhā lists)
Devata: Indra (with Aśvins/Nāsatyas)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
समना तूर्णिरुप यासि यज्ञमा नासत्या सख्याय वक्षि । वसाव्यामिन्द्र धारयः सहस्राश्विना शूर ददतुर्मघानि ॥
Transliteration
samanā́ tūrṇír úpa yāsi yajñám ā́ nā́satyā sakhyā́ya vakṣi | vasā́vyām indra dhārayaḥ sahásrā aśvínā śūra dadatur maghā́ni ||
Translation
汝は共なる迅速さをもって祭祀に近づき、友誼のためにナ―サティヤ（Nāsatyā、アシュヴィン双神）を伴い来たる。豊かな二重の充溢のうちに、インドラよ、汝はそれを堅く保つ。千重のアシュヴィンよ、勇士よ、諸々の施与を与えたまえ。
Word by Word
समानाsame, common (together)
समाना:
विशेषण (कर्म-विशेषणम्) / क्रियाविशेषणार्थे ‘समाने/एकस्मिन्’
TypeAdjective
Rootसमाना- (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+अन्/अण् भाव) अथवा सम्- (उपसर्ग) + आन (सम्+आन = समान)
तूर्णिःthe swift one; swift (as an epithet)
तूर्णिः:
कर्तृ (यासि इत्यस्य कर्ता—‘त्वम्’ निहितः; तूर्णिः इति विशेषण/उपाधि)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootतूर्णि- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘swift/impetuous’)
उपtowards, near
उप:
क्रियाविशेषण (गत्यर्थे ‘near, towards’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
यासिyou go
यासि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु: या- ‘to go’)
यज्ञम्sacrifice, ritual
यज्ञम्:
कर्म (यासि—‘to the sacrifice’)
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ- (प्रातिपदिक; √यज् ‘to worship/sacrifice’)
आhither, to, unto
आ:
क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग (आ-गमन/आ-समन्तात्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
नासत्याO Nāsatyas (Aśvins)
नासत्या:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootनासत्य- (प्रातिपदिक; अश्विनौ—देवनाम)
सख्यायfor friendship, for companionship
सख्याय:
सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन (वक्षि—‘for friendship’)
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘friendship’)
वक्षिyou convey/bring
वक्षि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवह्/वह (धातु: वह् ‘to carry, convey’; वैदिके वक्षि = 2sg)
वसाव्याम्with the two wealth-giving (aids/powers)
वसाव्याम्:
करण/सह (याभ्याम्—‘with/through the two wealth-giving (powers/helps)’)
TypeAdjective
Rootवसाव्य- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wealth-giving/pertaining to wealth’)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र- (देवनाम)
धारयःyou held, you supported
धारयः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधृ (धातु: धृ ‘to hold, support’)
सहस्राश्विनाO thousand-horsed (Aśvins)
सहस्राश्विना:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootसहस्राश्विन्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having a thousand horses’)
शूरO hero
शूर:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootशूर- (प्रातिपदिक)
ददतुःthe two give
ददतुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु: दा ‘to give’)
मघानिbounties, gifts
मघानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमघ- / मघा- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘gift, bounty’)
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