Rig Veda 1.116.25: Mandala 1, Sukta 116, Mantra 25

Sukta 1.116

Rishi: Dīrghatamas Āucathya

Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र वां दंसांस्यश्विनाववोचमस्य पतिः स्यां सुगवः सुवीरः । उत पश्यन्नश्नुवन्दीर्घमायुरस्तमिवेज्जरिमाणं जगम्याम् ॥

Transliteration

prá vāṁ daṁsā́ṁsy aśvināv avocam asyá pátiḥ syāṁ sugávaḥ suvī́raḥ | utá páśyann aśnuván dīrghám ā́yur ástam ivéj jarimā́ṇaṁ jagamyām ||

Translation

ಹೇ ಅಶ್ವಿನೌ, ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮಹಾಕಾರ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ನಾನು ಘೋಷಿಸಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಇದರ ಅಧಿಪತಿಯಾಗಲಿ—ಸುಗವ (ಉತ್ತಮ ಗೋಸಂಪತ್ತು)ಯಿಂದ ಸಮೃದ್ಧ, ಸುವೀರ (ವೀರಬಲ)ದಿಂದ ಸಮೃದ್ಧ. ಮತ್ತು ನೋಡುವವನಾಗಿ, ದೀರ್ಘ ಆಯುಷ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪಡೆದು, ಸಂಜೆಯ ಗೃಹದಂತೆ ವೃದ್ಧಾಪ್ಯವನ್ನು ಸೇರುವೆನು—ಅಂತರ ಬೆಳಕಿನ ನಷ್ಟವಿಲ್ಲದೆ.

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Word by Word

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग)

• वाम्: of you two
• वाम्: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• दंसांसि: wondrous deeds, marvels
• दंसांसि: कर्म (said/recited as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दंसस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अश्विनौ: O Aśvins (the two horsemen)
• अश्विनौ: सम्बोधन (addressed)
• Type: Noun (dual deity name)
• Root: अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अवोचम्: I proclaimed, I spoke
• अवोचम्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्

• अस्य: of this (man), of him
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्

• पतिः: lord, master
• पतिः: कर्तृ (of ‘be’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्याम्: may I be
• स्याम्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्

• सुगवः: rich in cattle, having good cows
• सुगवः: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-गव (प्रातिपदिक; सु + गो)

• सुवीरः: rich in heroes/sons, having good men
• सुवीरः: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-वीर (प्रातिपदिक; सु + वीर)

• उत: and also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (निपात)

• पश्यन्: seeing
• पश्यन्: कर्तृ (to ‘I’, as attendant circumstance)
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: पश्

• अश्नुवन्: attaining, reaching
• अश्नुवन्: कर्तृ (to ‘I’, attendant circumstance)
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: अश् (अश्नुते) / अश्नु (धातु ‘to attain’)

• दीर्घम्: long
• दीर्घम्: कर्म (object of ‘attaining’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)

• आयुः: life, lifespan
• आयुः: कर्म (with दीर्घम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्तम्: homeward, down (to setting)
• अस्तम्: अधिकरण/दिशा (goal/direction)
• Type: Noun/Adverbial accusative
• Root: अस्त (प्रातिपदिक)

• इव: like, as
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (निपात)

• एत्: goes
• एत्: क्रिया (in simile: ‘as … goes’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु ‘to go’) / एत् (aorist injunctive form)

• जरिमाणम्: old age, senescence
• जरिमाणम्: कर्म (object of ‘goes/approaches’ in simile)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरिमन् (प्रातिपदिक; from √जॄ/जर् ‘to grow old’)

• जगम्याम्: may I go/attain, may I reach
• जगम्याम्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्