Rig Veda 7.68.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 68, Mantra 1

Sukta 7.68

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha

Devata: Aśvinau

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ शुभ्रा यातमश्विना स्वश्वा गिरो दस्रा जुजुषाणा युवाकोः । हव्यानि च प्रतिभृता वीतं नः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 7.68.1

Transliteration

ā́ śubhrā yātam aśvinā sváśvā gíro dasrā jujuṣāṇā yuvā́koḥ | havyā́ni ca práti-bhṛtā vītaṃ naḥ ||

Translation

Vinde, ó Aśvins radiantes, com vossos próprios corcéis vigorosos; ó maravilhosos (dasrā), aceitai os hinos do jovem suplicante. E, trazendo em retorno as oferendas, tomai assento conosco na partilha sacrificial.

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Word by Word

• आ: hither, towards (come!)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• शुभ्रा: bright, radiant (you two)
• शुभ्रा: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• यातम्: come (you two)!
• यातम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)

• अश्विना: O Aśvins (Divine Twins)
• अश्विना: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सु-अश्वा: having good horses
• सु-अश्वा: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सु- (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद)

• गिरः: songs, hymns
• गिरः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक) स्त्री

• दस्रा: O wondrous/skillful ones
• दस्रा: Sambodhana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दस्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• जुजुषाणा: accepting, taking pleasure in
• जुजुषाणा: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: जुष् (धातु)

• युवाकः: the young man (the singer/worshipper)
• युवाकः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: युवाक (प्रातिपदिक)

• हव्यानि: oblations, offerings
• हव्यानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)

• प्रतिभृता: with the bringer/receiver (i.e., the officiant who presents/receives)
• प्रतिभृता: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिभृत् (प्रातिपदिक) / प्रति-√भृ (धातु)

• वीतम्: enjoyed, accepted
• वीतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीत (प्रातिपदिक) < √वी (धातु, ‘to pursue/enjoy’)

• नः: of us / for us
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)