Rig Veda 5.78.1: Mandala 5, Sukta 78, Mantra 1
Sukta 5.78
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Ashvins (Nāsatyā)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable; short refrain-like structure; verify against metrical count)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अश्विनावेह गच्छतं नासत्या मा वि वेनतम् । हंसाविव पततमा सुताँ उप ॥
Transliteration
aśvínāv éha gácchatam nā́satyā mā́ ví venatam | haṃsā́v iva patatamā́ sutā́m̐ úpa ||
Translation
ഹേ അശ്വിന്മാരേ, ഇവിടെ വരിക; ഹേ നാസത്യന്മാരേ, തിരിഞ്ഞുപോകരുത്. പറക്കുന്ന രണ്ടു ഹംസങ്ങളെപ്പോലെ, ഞങ്ങളുടെ സുത സോമത്തിനരികേ വേഗത്തിൽ ഇറങ്ങിവരിക.
Word by Word
अश्विनाO Aśvins (the two horsemen)
अश्विना:
Kartā (सम्बोधन/आह्वान) अथवा कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अश्व’ से व्युत्पन्न) / अश्विन् (देव-नाम)
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
गच्छतम्come (you two)
गच्छतम्:
क्रिया (कर्तृ: अश्विना)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (गच्छ-)
नासत्याO Nāsatyas (Aśvins)
नासत्या:
Kartā (सम्बोधन/आह्वान)
TypeNoun
Rootनासत्य- (देव-नाम; प्रातिपदिक)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध)
विapart, away
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वेनतम्do not go away / do not turn aside (do not withhold yourselves)
वेनतम्:
क्रिया (कर्तृ: अश्विना); निषेध ‘मा’ के अधीन
TypeVerb
Rootवन्/वन् (धातु; ‘to desire, to seek, to strive’ → वेन-)
हंसौ(like) two swans
हंसौ:
Kartā (उपमान-कर्तृ) / उपमेय-विशेषण
TypeNoun
Rootहंस- (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (उपमा-अव्यय)
पततम्fly (you two)
पततम्:
क्रिया (कर्तृ: अश्विना)
TypeVerb
Rootपत् (पत-)
आtowards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सुतान्the pressed (Soma) draughts
सुतान्:
Karma (गन्तव्य/प्राप्तव्य: pressed Soma-draughts) / कर्म-लक्ष्य
TypeNoun
Rootसुत- (सु- √सु ‘to press (Soma)’; क्त प्रत्यय) / सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
उपnear, up to
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
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