Rig Veda 5.74.8: Mandala 5, Sukta 74, Mantra 8
Sukta 5.74
Rishi: Atri
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ वां रथो रथानां येष्ठो यात्वश्विना । पुरू चिदस्मयुस्तिर आङ्गूषो मर्त्येष्वा ॥
Transliteration
ā́ vāṃ rátho ráthānāṃ yéṣṭho yātvaśvinā | purū́ cíd asmayús tíra ā́ṅgūṣo mártyeṣv ā́ ||
Translation
汝らの車よ、車のうち最もすぐれたるものよ、ここへ来たれ、アシュヴィン（Aśvins）よ。多くの声をもつ讃歌は、汝らを求めつつ、障りを越えて、人の世に到り着け。
Word by Word
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वाम्you two; of you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna (लक्ष्य/प्राप्ति) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (द्वि-पुरुष सर्वनाम)
रथःthe chariot
रथः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
रथानाम्of chariots
रथानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
येष्ठःthe best; foremost
येष्ठः:
Kartā (विशेषण) / सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootयेष्ठ (श्रेष्ठ/ज्येष्ठ-भाव; प्रातिपदिक)
यातुlet (it) come/go
यातु:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootया (गत्यर्थ धातु)
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; देवता-नाम)
पुरूmuch; many
पुरू:
विशेषण (मात्रा/प्रकार) / कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective/Indeclinable (Vedic usage)
Rootपुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
अस्मयुःnot-smiling; joyless; uncheerful
अस्मयुः:
Kartā (विशेषण) / सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootअस्मयु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अ-’ + स्मयु ‘smiling/joyful’)
तिरःacross; beyond; away
तिरः:
— (क्रिया-विशेषण) / गत्यर्थ
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतिरस् (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ)
आङ्गूषःhymn; chant; song of praise
आङ्गूषः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootआङ्गूष (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्त्येषुamong mortals
मर्त्येषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither; to (towards)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
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