Rig Veda 4.44.5 — Mandala 4, Sukta 44, Mantra 5
Sukta 4.44
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ नो यातं दिवो अच्छा पृथिव्या हिरण्ययेन सुवृता रथेन । मा वामन्ये नि यमन्देवयन्तः सं यद्ददे नाभिः पूर्व्या वाम् ॥
Transliteration
ā́ no yātaṁ divó ácchā pṛthivyā́ hiraṇyáyena su-vṛ́tā ráthena | mā́ vām anyé ní yaman deva-yántaḥ sáṁ yád dadé nā́bhiḥ pū́rvyā vām ||
Translation
天より、また地より、よく転がる黄金の、よく整えられた車に乗って、われらのもとへ来たれ。ほかの神を慕う求祷者たちが、汝らを引き留めぬように。汝らの交会の古き「臍」（nābhi）が、ここにわれらとともに据えられるその時に。
Word by Word
आhither, towards (us)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
यातम्come (you two)
यातम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (याति)
दिवःfrom heaven / of heaven
दिवः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौ-)
अच्छाtowards
अच्छा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा (अव्यय)
पृथिव्याःof the earth / on earth
पृथिव्याः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी
हिरण्ययेनwith the golden
हिरण्ययेन:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्यय (हिरण्य + य)
सुवृताwell-fashioned / well-made
सुवृता:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-वृत (PPP/adj. from √वृत्/√वृ ‘to cover/enclose; to choose’ in RV sense ‘well-turned/ well-made’)
रथेनwith the chariot
रथेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध)
वाम्you two / your
वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
अन्येothers
अन्ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य
निdown / away
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग)
यमन्restrain / hold back
यमन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (यच्छति/यमयति ‘to restrain, hold back’)
देवयन्तःseeking the gods / pious
देवयन्तः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootदेवयन्त् (present participle from desiderative/denominative √देवय् ‘to seek/worship the gods’)
सम्together
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
यत्what / that which
यत्:
Karma
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद्
ददेhas given / has placed
ददे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदा (ददाति)
नाभिःthe navel / hub
नाभिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनाभि
पूर्व्याancient / former
पूर्व्या:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व्य (from पूर्व)
वाम्of you two / for you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
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