Rig Veda 3.41.9: Mandala 3, Sukta 41, Mantra 9
Sukta 3.41
Rishi: Gāthin Viśvāmitra (traditional; verify Anukramaṇī)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अर्वाञ्चं त्वा सुखे रथे वहतामिन्द्र केशिना । घृतस्नू बर्हिरासदे ॥
Transliteration
arvā́ñcaṃ tvā sukhé ráthe váhatām índra keśínā | ghṛtasnū́ bárhir āsáde ||
Translation
輝ける者たちよ、安らかに進む車にて汝をここへ運べ、インドラよ。清澄なる光（ギー）に滴るバルヒス（barhis）の座に来たりて坐せ――汝の降臨と働きのために。
Word by Word
अर्वाञ्चम्towards us; hither (one)
अर्वाञ्चम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्वाञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अर्वाक्’ < अव्/अर्व् ‘to go/turn’ + -आञ्च् ‘towards’)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुखेin/ on the comfortable (easy-going)
सुखे:
अधिकारण
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-ख (प्रातिपदिक)
रथेchariot
रथे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
वहताम्let (two) carry/bring
वहताम्:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (धातु)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
केशिनाwith the long-haired one; by the maned (steed)
केशिना:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootकेशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
घृतस्नूghee-dripping
घृतस्नू:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootघृत-स्नु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘dripping with ghee’)
बर्हिःthe sacred grass (barhis)
बर्हिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
आसदेsit down/approach
आसदे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√सद् (धातु; ‘to sit down, approach’)
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