Rig Veda 1.180.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 180, Mantra 4
Sukta 1.180
Rishi: Unknown/varied (Ashvin hymn tradition; requires external index for exact rishi of RV 1.180)
Devata: Aśvinau (Nā́satyā)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
युवं ह घर्मं मधुमन्तमत्रयेऽपो न क्षोदोऽवृणीतमेषे । तद्वां नरावश्विना पश्वइष्टी रथ्येव चक्रा प्रति यन्ति मध्वः ॥
Transliteration
yuváṃ há gharmáṃ mádhumantam átraye ’pó ná kṣódo ’vṛṇītam eṣé | tád vāṃ narāv aśvinā páśva-iṣṭī rathyéva cakrā́ práti yanti mádhvaḥ ||
Translation
युवां ह घर्मं मधुमन्तम् अत्रयेऽपो न क्षोदः अवृणीतम् एषे। तद्वां नरावश्विना पश्वइष्टी रथ्येव चक्रा प्रति यन्ति मध्वः।
Word by Word
युवम्you two
युवम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हindeed, surely
ह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह (निपात)
घर्मम्hot drink; gharmá (heated offering)
घर्मम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootघर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
मधुमन्तम्honeyed, sweet
मधुमन्तम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
अत्रयेto Atri
अत्रये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootअत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
अपःwaters
अपः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-निपात)
क्षोदःpressing/impulse; (here) a surge, rush
क्षोदः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootक्षोद (प्रातिपदिक)
अवृणीतम्you two chose, selected
अवृणीतम्:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootवृ (वृणोति) धातु
एषेyou two sought/desired (for him)
एषे:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootइष् (इच्छति/इषते) धातु
तत्that
तत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्of you two / to you two
वाम्:
सम्बन्ध/सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नरौthe two men (heroes)
नरौ:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्विनाthe Aśvins
अश्विना:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
पश्वइष्टीःcattle-seekings; desires for livestock
पश्वइष्टीः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपशु-इष्टि (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
रथ्येवlike (something) fit for a chariot / on a chariot-road
रथ्येव:
—
TypeAdjective + Indeclinable
Rootरथ्य (प्रातिपदिक) + इव (उपमा-निपात)
चक्राtwo wheels
चक्रा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootचक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतिtowards, in response
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यन्तिthey go, they come
यन्ति:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootया (याति) धातु
मध्वःof honey/sweetness (of mead)
मध्वः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
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Yogic Application
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