Rig Veda 4.38.2: Mandala 4, Sukta 38, Mantra 2
Sukta 4.38
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional)
Devata: Aśvins (dual bestowers); with Dadhikrāvan invoked as gifted power
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत वाजिनं पुरुनिष्षिध्वानं दधिक्रामु ददथुर्विश्वकृष्टिम् । ऋजिप्यं श्येनं प्रुषितप्सुमाशुं चर्कृत्यमर्यो नृपतिं न शूरम् ॥
Transliteration
utá vā́jinaṃ puruniṣṣídhvānaṃ dadhikrā́m u dadathur viśvákṛṣṭim | ṛjipyáṃ śyénam pruṣitápsum āśúṃ carkṛ́tyam aryó nṛpátiṃ na śū́ram ||
Translation
また汝らは駿馬ダディクラーヴァン（Dadhikrāvan）を授けた――成就は多様にして円満、万民に属するものを。直く飛ぶ隼、斑にして迅く、倦まず巡り回る――高貴なる人の主のごとく、勇士のごとく；かくのごとき力を汝らは打ち立てた。
Word by Word
उतand / also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
वाजिनम्the swift/steed (winner of prizes)
वाजिनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक) < वाज
पुरुनिष्षिध्वानम्much-resounding / loudly whinnying
पुरुनिष्षिध्वानम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (Participle)
Rootपुरु-निष्-√सिध् (कृदन्त: निष्षिध्वान) / निष्षिध्वान् (प्रातिपदिक)
दधिक्राम्Dadhikrāvan (the divine steed)
दधिक्राम्:
Karma
TypeProper Noun
Rootदधिक्रावन् (प्रातिपदिक)
ददथुःthey two gave
ददथुः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√दा (दाने)
विश्वकृष्टिम्to/for all peoples (all mankind)
विश्वकृष्टिम्:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootविश्व-कृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋजिप्यम्straight-flying / swift
ऋजिप्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootऋजिप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
श्येनम्the falcon
श्येनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्येन (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रुषितप्सुम्sprinkled with waters / dewy
प्रुषितप्सुम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रुषित-अप्सु (बहुव्रीहि प्रातिपदिक)
आशुम्swift
आशुम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootआशु (प्रातिपदिक)
चर्कृत्यम्well-made / fashioned (fit for action)
चर्कृत्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (Kṛdanta)
Root√कृ (करणे) → चर्कृत्य (कृदन्त/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
अर्यःa noble (Arya)
अर्यः:
Kartā (उपमान-कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
नृपतिम्a lord of men, king
नृपतिम्:
Karma (उपमेय/उपमान-संबद्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootनृ-पति (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
शूरम्a hero, brave one
शूरम्:
Karma (उपमेय/उपमान-संबद्ध)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootशूर (प्रातिपदिक)
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