Rig Veda 7.65.3: Mandala 7, Sukta 65, Mantra 3
Sukta 7.65
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Mitra–Varuṇa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ता भूरिपाशावनृतस्य सेतू दुरत्येतू रिपवे मर्त्याय । ऋतस्य मित्रावरुणा पथा वामपो न नावा दुरिता तरेम ॥
Transliteration
tā́ bhū́ripāśā́vanṛ́tasya sétū duratyetū́ ripáve mártyāya | ṛtásya mitrāvaruṇā pathā́ vām apó ná nā́vā duritā́ taréma ||
Translation
Вы двое, богатые узами, — мост против неправды, труднопроходимый для враждебного смертного. По вашему пути ṛta, о Митра и Варуна, да переправимся мы через беды, как через воды — на ладье.
Word by Word
ताःthey (those two)
ताः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भूरिपाशाःhaving many nooses
भूरिपाशाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootभूरि-पाश (समास; भूरि ‘many’ + पाश ‘noose’)
अवनृतस्यof untruth/falsehood
अवनृतस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootअव-नृत (प्रातिपदिक; ‘falsehood/untruth’)
सेतू(the two) barriers/bridges
सेतू:
Kartā (apposition to ताः)
TypeNoun
Rootसेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
दुरत्येतूhard to pass/overstep
दुरत्येतू:
Kartā (apposition to सेतू)
TypeAdjective (kṛdanta)
Rootदुर्-अति-इ (धातु √इ ‘to go’ + उपसर्ग; कृत्: -तु)
रिपवेfor the enemy
रिपवे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootरिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्त्यायfor the mortal (man)
मर्त्याय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order/truth)
ऋतस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रावरुणाMitra and Varuṇa
मित्रावरुणा:
Kartā
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootमित्र-वरुण (द्वन्द्व-समास)
पथाby the path
पथा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपथ (प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्of you two
वाम्:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अपःwaters
अपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike/as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
नावाःa boat
नावाः:
Karaṇa (instrument of crossing, in simile)
TypeNoun
Rootनौ (प्रातिपदिक)
दुरितानिdifficulties/sins, misfortunes
दुरितानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुरित (प्रातिपदिक)
तरेमmay we cross / let us cross
तरेम:
—
TypeVerb
Root√तॄ (तॄ/तॄण् ‘to cross’)
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