Rig Veda 7.69.8: Mandala 7, Sukta 69, Mantra 8
Sukta 7.69
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional for Maṇḍala 7)
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; refrain-like closing pāda suggests standard hymn cadence)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नू मे हवमा शृणुतं युवाना यासिष्टं वर्तिरश्विनाविरावत् । धत्तं रत्नानि जरतं च सूरीन्यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
Transliteration
nū́ me hávam ā́ śṛṇutaṃ yuvānā yāsiṣṭaṃ vártír aśvināv írāvat | dhattáṃ rátnāni járataṃ ca sūrīn yūyáṃ pāta svastíbhiḥ sádā naḥ ||
Translation
いま我が呼びかけを聞け、若きアシュヴィンよ。最もまっすぐで、豊穣に満ちた道を来たれ。われらに宝を据え、業のうちに育つ聖賢（スーリ）を慈しめ。汝らもまた、安寧の力によって、つねに我らを守れ。
Word by Word
नूnow, indeed
नू:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
मेto me / of me
मे:
सम्प्रदāन/सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
हवम्invocation, call
हवम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहव
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ
शृणुतम्hear (you two)!
शृणुतम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
युवाना(you) two young ones
युवाना:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootयुवन्
यासिष्टम्come/go (you two)!
यासिष्टम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootया
वर्तिःpath, track, course
वर्तिः:
अधिकारण/मार्ग (as ‘path/track’)
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ति
अश्विनौthe two Aśvins
अश्विनौ:
कर्तृ/सम्बोधन (contextually addressed)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootअश्विन्
वीरावत्with heroes, hero-attended, strong
वीरावत्:
विशेषण (of हवम्) / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootवीरवत्
धत्तम्place/bestow (you two)!
धत्तम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधा
रत्नानिtreasures, gifts
रत्नानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरत्न
जरतम्you two who do not age / enduring
जरतम्:
सम्बोधन/विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootजरत्
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सूरीन्patrons, bountiful lords
सूरीन्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि
यूयम्you (all)
यूयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
पातprotect!
पात:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपा
स्वस्तिभिःwith well-being(s), with blessings
स्वस्तिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति
सदाalways
सदा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
नःus / of us
नः:
कर्म/सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
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