Rig Veda 1.119.1: Mandala 1, Sukta 119, Mantra 1

Sukta 1.119

Rishi: Kakṣīvān Dairghatamasa (traditional for RV 1.119)

Devata: Aśvinau

Chandas: Jagatī (probable for RV 1.119.1; longer line typical of Jagatī)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ वां रथं पुरुमायं मनोजुवं जीराश्वं यज्ञियं जीवसे हुवे । सहस्रकेतुं वनिनं शतद्वसुं श्रुष्टीवानं वरिवोधामभि प्रयः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.119.1

Transliteration

ā́ vāṃ ráthaṃ purumāyáṃ manojúvaṃ jīrā́śvaṃ yajñíyaṃ jīváse huve | sahásraketuṃ vanínaṃ śatádvasuṃ śruṣṭī́vānaṃ varivodhā́m abhí práyaḥ ||

Translation

Aku menyeru rata kalian berdua—yang berkuasa banyak, digerakkan oleh fikiran, berkuda pantas, layak bagi yajña—agar kami benar-benar hidup. Berpanji seribu, pemenang, kaya dengan kelimpahan pelbagai, mendengar seruan, meluaskan jalan—datanglah menuju persembahan kami.

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Word by Word

• आ: hither, towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)

• वाम्: to/for you two; of you two
• वाम्: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• पुरुमायम्: of many wondrous powers / manifoldly magical
• पुरुमायम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरुमाय (प्रातिपदिक: पुरु- + माया)

• मनोजुवम्: mind-swift, swift as thought
• मनोजुवम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोजु (प्रातिपदिक: मनस् + जु ‘swift’)

• जीराश्वम्: having swift horses
• जीराश्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीराश्व (प्रातिपदिक: जीर ‘swift’ + अश्व)

• यज्ञियम्: worthy of sacrifice, fit for worship
• यज्ञियम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञिय (प्रातिपदिक)

• जीवसे: for living; to live
• जीवसे: Prayojana (purpose) / Sampradāna
• Type: Verbal noun (infinitival) / Indeclinable-like
• Root: जीव् (धातु) → जीवस्/जीव (infinitival dative)

• हुवे: I call, I invoke
• हुवे: Kartā (speaker as agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हू (धातु)

• सहस्रकेतुम्: having a thousand rays/banners
• सहस्रकेतुम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्रकेतु (प्रातिपदिक: सहस्र + केतु)

• वनिनम्: winning one; possessor of booty/prize
• वनिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वनिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• शतद्वसुम्: having a hundred treasures/goods
• शतद्वसुम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शतद्वसु (प्रातिपदिक: शत + वसु)

• श्रुष्टीवानम्: possessing spears/lances
• श्रुष्टीवानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुष्टीवत् (प्रातिपदिक: श्रुष्टि + वत्)

• वरिवोधाम्: bestowing room/favor; granting free course
• वरिवोधाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वरिवोधा (प्रातिपदिक: वरिवस् ‘wide space/favor’ + धा ‘placing/arranging’)

• अभि: towards, unto
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• प्रयः: refreshment; nourishment; offering (esp. milk/food)
• प्रयः: Karma (object of motion/bringing implied with ā…hū)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयस् (प्रातिपदिक)