Rig Veda 8.74.10: Mandala 8, Sukta 74, Mantra 10
Sukta 8.74
Devata: Primarily Agni in the sukta; this verse uses Indra-comparison and addresses Tūrvatha (patron figure).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अश्वमिद्गां रथप्रां त्वेषमिन्द्रं न सत्पतिम् । यस्य श्रवांसि तूर्वथ पन्यम्पन्यं च कृष्टयः ॥
Transliteration
áśvam id gā́ṃ rathaprā́ṃ tvéṣam índraṃ na sátpatim | yásya śrávāṃsi tū́rvatha pányam-panyaṃ ca kṛ́ṣṭayaḥ ||
Translation
He grants the steed-force, the cow of light, the forward-driving chariot—fierce like Indra, a true lord of the path; whose glories, O Tūrvatha, the peoples celebrate as ever admirable.
Word by Word
अश्वम्horse
अश्वम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, even
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात)
गाम्cow
गाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
रथप्राम्drawing/pulling the chariot
रथप्राम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootरथ-प्रा (समास; प्रा < √प्रा/√प्र (पूरणे/प्रापणे) इत्यस्य कृत्-आधारः)
त्वेषम्fierce, impetuous
त्वेषम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootत्वेष (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-निपात)
सत्पतिम्lord of the good/true; good lord
सत्पतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसत्-पति (समास; सत् < √अस् (सत्), पति < पति-प्रातिपदिक)
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
श्रवांसिfames, glories
श्रवांसि:
कर्तृ/कर्म (सन्दर्भानुसार)
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तूर्वथswift onset; impetuous might
तूर्वथ:
विशेषण/सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootतूर्वथ (प्रातिपदिक; वीर्य/वेग-सम्बद्ध नाम)
पन्यम्admirable, praiseworthy
पन्यम्:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootपन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
पन्यम्most admirable (repeated for emphasis)
पन्यम्:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootपन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (समुच्चय-निपात)
कृष्टयःpeoples, tribes
कृष्टयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
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