Rig Veda 7.72.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 72, Mantra 1
Sukta 7.72
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā)
Chandas: Jagatī (often in RV 7.72; this verse has a longer cadence consistent with Jagatī tendencies)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ गोमता नासत्या रथेनाश्वावता पुरुश्चन्द्रेण यातम् । अभि वां विश्वा नियुतः सचन्ते स्पार्हया श्रिया तन्वा शुभाना ॥
Transliteration
ā́ gómātā nāsatyā ráthenā́śvāvātā puruścandréṇa yātam | abhí vāṃ víśvā níyutaḥ sacante spā́rhayā śríyā tanvā́ śubhānā́ ||
Translation
来たれ、ナ―サティヤ（Nāsatyā）よ。光ある牛群に富み、強き駿馬を具え、多くの輝きに明るい車にて来たれ。汝らの結ばれし力（niyút）はことごとく周りに寄り添い、望ましき美の栄えを身に放ちて、汝らは到来する。
Word by Word
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
गोमताwith cattle; cattle-rich
गोमता:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootगोमत् (प्रातिपदिक; गो + मतुप्)
नासत्याO Nāsatyas (Aśvins)
नासत्या:
—
TypeNoun (proper, dual deities)
Rootनासत्य (प्रातिपदिक; अश्विनौ)
रथेनby/with a chariot
रथेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्वावताwith horses; horse-rich
अश्वावता:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअश्वावत् (प्रातिपदिक; अश्व + मतुप्)
पुरुश्चन्द्रेणwith much-brightness; very splendid
पुरुश्चन्द्रेण:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरुश्चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; पुरु + चन्द्र)
यातम्come; drive (you two)!
यातम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
अभिtowards; unto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वाम्you two; to you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
विश्वाःall
विश्वाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
नियुतःteams; yoked pairs (of horses)
नियुतः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनियुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
सचन्तेthey accompany; they join
सचन्ते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसच् (धातु; ‘to accompany, attach oneself’)
स्पार्हयाwith desirable; with coveted
स्पार्हया:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootस्पार्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
श्रियाwith splendor; with prosperity
श्रिया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootश्री (प्रातिपदिक)
तन्वाwith (their) body/person
तन्वा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक)
शुभानाshining; splendid
शुभाना:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (adjectival)
Rootशुभ् (धातु) → शुभान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; शानच्/आन)
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