Rig Veda 4.44.2: Mandala 4, Sukta 44, Mantra 2
Sukta 4.44
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional attribution for Maṇḍala 4)
Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā), twin divine powers
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 4.44; verse-level meter not exhaustively verified here)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
युवं श्रियमश्विना देवता तां दिवो नपाता वनथः शचीभिः । युवोर्वपुरभि पृक्षः सचन्ते वहन्ति यत्ककुहासो रथे वाम् ॥
Transliteration
yuváṁ śríyam aśvinā devátā tā́ṁ divó napātā vanathaḥ śácībhiḥ | yuvór vápuḥ abhí pṛ́kṣaḥ sacante váhanti yát kakuhā́saḥ ráthe vām ||
Translation
汝ら二柱のアシュヴィン（Aśvin）よ、神なる力よ。天の子らよ、汝らはそのシュリー（Śrī）――輝く吉祥と福楽――を、霊妙なるシャチー（śacī）によって自らのものとして勝ち取る。駿馬は汝らの光り映える姿に寄り添い、頂高き者らが汝らの車を曳くとき、それを運び進める。
Word by Word
युवम्you two
युवम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
श्रियम्splendour, prosperity
श्रियम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootश्री
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootअश्विन्
देवताas divinity / divine ones
देवता:
विशेषण-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदेवता
ताम्that (her/it)
ताम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्
नपाताO descendants/sons
नपाता:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootनपात्
वनथःyou two win/attain
वनथः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवन्
शचीभिःwith powers/skills
शचीभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootशची
युवोःof you two
युवोः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
वपुःform, beauty
वपुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवपुस्
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
उपपद-सम्बन्ध
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/preposition)
Rootअभि
पृक्षः(those) sprinkled/strong ones; companions (contextual)
पृक्षः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपृक्ष
सचन्तेthey accompany/cleave
सचन्ते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootसच्
वहन्तिthey carry/bear
वहन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवह्
यत्when/that which
यत्:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun/Conjunction
Rootयद्
ककुहासःpeaks/summits (of the chariot)
ककुहासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootककुहा
रथेon/in the chariot
रथे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
वाम्of you two / you two
वाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
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