Rig Veda 4.48.3 — Mandala 4, Sukta 48, Mantra 3

Sukta 4.48

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional)

Devata: Vāyu

Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī (probable; requires confirmation)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अनु कृष्णे वसुधिती येमाते विश्वपेशसा । वायवा चन्द्रेण रथेन याहि सुतस्य पीतये ॥

Transliteration

ánu kṛṣṇé vasu-dhitī yēmā́te víśva-peśasā | vāyavā candréṇa ráthena yā́hi sutásya pītáye ||

Translation

କୃଷ୍ଣ (ଅନ୍ଧକାରମୟ) ପଥକୁ ଅନୁସରି, ବସୁଧିତୀ—ସମୃଦ୍ଧିର ଦୁଇ ଭଣ୍ଡାର—ବିଶ୍ୱପେଶସ (ସର୍ବରୂପ) ହୋଇ ବିସ୍ତାରିତ ହୁଅନ୍ତି; ହେ ବାୟୁ, ଦୀପ୍ତିମାନ ରଥ ନେଇ ସୁତ ସୋମର ପାନ ପାଇଁ ଆସ।

Word by Word

• अनु: after, along, in accordance
• अनु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• कृष्णे: in/at the two dark (ones)
• कृष्णे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)

• वसुधिती: the two ‘Vasudhitis’ (richly-bestowing ones)
• वसुधिती: Kartā
• Type: Noun (dual name/epithet)
• Root: वसु-धिति (प्रातिपदिक; वसु + धिति)

• येमाते: they two restrain/guide themselves; they two hold (together)
• येमाते: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (धातु) / यमाते (आत्मनेपदी रूप)

• विश्वपेशसा: with all adornment/with every form of beauty
• विश्वपेशसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व-पेशस् (प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीहि)

• वायवा: O Vāyus (O Vāyu, you two)
• वायवा: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)

• चन्द्रेण: with the shining/bright
• चन्द्रेण: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• रथेन: with the chariot
• रथेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• याहि: come, go
• याहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)

• सुतस्य: of the pressed Soma
• सुतस्य: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √सु ‘to press’ → सुत ‘pressed (Soma)’)

• पीतये: for drinking
• पीतये: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun (action noun)
• Root: पीति (प्रातिपदिक; √पा ‘to drink’ → पीति ‘drinking’)