Rig Veda 7.73.5: Mandala 7, Sukta 73, Mantra 5
Sukta 7.73
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ पश्चातान्नासत्या पुरस्तादाश्विना यातमधरादुदक्तात् । आ विश्वतः पाञ्चजन्येन राया यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
Transliteration
ā́ paścā́tān nāsatyā purástād ā́śvinā yātam adharā́d údaktāt | ā́ víśvataḥ pā́ñcajanyena rāyā́ yūyáṃ pāta svastíbhiḥ sádā naḥ ||
Translation
ナ―サティヤよ、後ろよりも前よりも来たれ。アシュヴィンよ、下よりも上よりも来たれ。あらゆる方角より来たりて、五つの民を支える満ち足りた富を携えよ。汝らは吉祥の力もて、つねに我らを守りたまえ。
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
पश्चात्from behind; afterwards
पश्चात्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपश्चात् (अव्यय)
नासत्याO Nāsatyas (Aśvins)
नासत्या:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper epithet)
Rootनासत्य (प्रातिपदिक; अश्विनौ)
पुरस्तात्from the front; in front
पुरस्तात्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरस्तात् (अव्यय)
आश्विनाO Aśvins
आश्विना:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (gentilic)
Rootआश्विन (प्रातिपदिक; ‘of the Aśvins’)
यातम्come, go (you two)!
यातम्:
Kartā (आहूतौ) / क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) / yā ‘to go’
अधरात्from below
अधरात्:
Apādāna
TypeIndeclinable (ablatival adverb)
Rootअधर (प्रातिपदिक) + तसिल्
उदक्तात्from above
उदक्तात्:
Apādāna
TypeIndeclinable (ablatival adverb)
Rootउदक्/उदञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक) + तसिल्
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
विश्वतःfrom every side; on all sides
विश्वतः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable (ablatival adverb)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तसिल्
पाञ्चजन्येनwith (wealth) belonging to the five tribes/peoples
पाञ्चजन्येन:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootपाञ्चजन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
रायाwith wealth
राया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/राय (प्रातिपदिक ‘wealth’)
यूयम्you
यूयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
पातprotect!
पात:
Kartā (आहूताः) / क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु) / pā ‘to protect’
स्वस्तिभिःwith well-being, with blessings
स्वस्तिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
सदाalways
सदा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
नःus; our
नः:
Sampradāna (हितार्थ) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
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