Rig Veda 7.71.3: Mandala 7, Sukta 71, Mantra 3

Sukta 7.71

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha

Devata: Aśvinau

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ वां रथमवमस्यां व्युष्टौ सुम्नायवो वृषणो वर्तयन्तु । स्यूमगभस्तिमृतयुग्भिरश्वैराश्विना वसुमन्तं वहेथाम् ॥

Transliteration

ā́ vāṃ rátham avamasyā́ṃ vyúṣṭau sumnā́yavo vṛ́ṣaṇo vartayantu | syū́magabhastim ṛtáyugbhir áśvair ā́śvinā vásumantaṃ vahethām ||

Translation

At the last breaking of dawn may the strong bring forward your chariot for our felicity; with horses yoked to the Truth, with hands that hold the reins well, O Aśvins, carry hither the chariot rich in inner plenitude.

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Word by Word

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

• वाम्: of you two / you two
• वाम्: Sampradāna (recipient/goal) / संबन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रonominal stem)

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

• अवमस्याम्: in the lowest/last (i.e., latest)
• अवमस्याम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवम (superlative adj. stem)

• व्युष्टौ: at dawn, in the dawning
• व्युष्टौ: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्युष्टि (f. ‘dawning, dawn’)

• सुम्नायवः: seekers of favor, favor-desiring (ones)
• सुम्नायवः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: सुम्नायू (adj./agent-noun from सुम्न ‘favor’)

• वृषणः: the mighty (ones)
• वृषणः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृषन् (adj. ‘strong, virile, mighty’)

• वर्तयन्तु: let (them) set in motion / make roll
• वर्तयन्तु: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्/वर्त् (to turn, set in motion) → causative वर्तयति

• स्यूमगभस्तिम्: the chariot with well-joined hand-grips/shafts (lit. ‘well-yoked grasp’)
• स्यूमगभस्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: स्यूम-गभस्ति (compound; gábhasti ‘hand/beam, grasp’)

• ऋतयुग्भिः: with rightly-yoked
• ऋतयुग्भिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋत-युग् (compound; ṛtá ‘right order’ + yug ‘yoking’)

• अश्वैः: with horses
• अश्वैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (prātipadika)

• आश्विना: O Aśvins
• आश्विना: — (address)
• Type: Adjective (vocative)
• Root: आश्विन (adj. ‘belonging to the Aśvins’)

• वसुमन्तम्: wealth-bringing, rich
• वसुमन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वसुमन्त् (adj. ‘wealthy, rich in goods’)

• वहेथाम्: carry/bring (you two)
• वहेथाम्: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (to carry, convey)