Rig Veda 4.46.5: Mandala 4, Sukta 46, Mantra 5
Sukta 4.46
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional attribution for Maṇḍala 4)
Devata: Indra-Vāyu
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable; verify in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
रथेन पृथुपाजसा दाश्वांसमुप गच्छतम् । इन्द्रवायू इहा गतम् ॥
Transliteration
rathéna pṛthu-pā́jasā dāśvā́ṃsam úpa gacchatam | índra-vāyū ihá ā́ gatam ||
Translation
ବିସ୍ତୃତ ତେଜସ୍ବୀ ରଥରେ ଅର୍ପଣଦାତାଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଆସ। ହେ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର ଓ ବାୟୁ, ଏଠାକୁ ଆସ—ଆମ କର୍ମକ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ପ୍ରବେଶ କର—ଯେପରି ବଳ ଓ ପ୍ରାଣର ବିଶାଳ ଶକ୍ତିମାନେ ଯଜ୍ଞକୁ ଧାରଣ କରି ତାହାକୁ ବିସ୍ତାର କରନ୍ତୁ।
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रथेनwith/by a chariot
रथेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
पृथुपाजसाwith broad/abundant might (splendour/strength)
पृथुपाजसा:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootपृथु-पाजस् (समास/प्रातिपदिक; पृथु + पाजस्)
दाश्वांसम्the worshipper/giver (the one who has offered)
दाश्वांसम्:
कर्म
TypeParticiple (Adjectival Noun)
Rootदाश्वांस् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दाश्/दाश् ‘to give, worship, offer’)
उपnear, towards
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गच्छतम्(you two) go/come
गच्छतम्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गच्छ-)
इन्द्रवायूO Indra and Vāyu
इन्द्रवायू:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootइन्द्र-वायु (द्वन्द्व-समास प्रातिपदिक)
इहhere
इह:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
आhither, unto (towards)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गतम्(you two) come
गतम्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√गम्
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