Rig Veda 1.183.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 183, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.183
Devata: Aśvinau (with association of Uṣas)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सुवृद्रथो वर्तते यन्नभि क्षां यत्तिष्ठथः क्रतुमन्तानु पृक्षे । वपुर्वपुष्या सचतामियं गीर्दिवो दुहित्रोषसा सचेथे ॥
Transliteration
suvṛ́dratho vartate yánn abhí kṣā́ṃ yát tiṣṭhathaḥ krátumantā́ ánu pṛkṣé | vápur vapuṣyā́ sacatām iyáṃ gī́r divó duhitrá uṣásā sacethe ||
Translation
सुवृद्रथो वर्तते यन्नभि क्षां यत्तिष्ठथः क्रतुमन्तानु पृक्षे। वपुर्वपुष्या सचतामियं गीर्दिवो दुहित्रोषसा सचेथे॥
Word by Word
सु-वृद्रथःhaving a strong/good chariot
सु-वृद्रथः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण कर्तृसम्बन्धः)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + वृद्रथ (प्रातिपदिक) < वृद्/वर्ध् ‘to grow, be strong’ + रथ
वर्ततेmoves/turns/proceeds
वर्तते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√वृत् (वर्तते) ‘to turn, proceed, exist’
यत्when/that
यत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम)
नभिthe navel/hub
नभि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनभि (प्रातिपदिक) ‘navel, hub’
क्षाम्the earth
क्षाम्:
Karma (गत्यर्थे/व्याप्त्यर्थे)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षाम्/क्षाम् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘earth, ground’
यत्when/that
यत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम)
तिष्ठथःyou two stand
तिष्ठथः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (तिष्ठति) ‘to stand’
क्रतुमन्ताyou two, endowed with resolve/wisdom
क्रतुमन्ता:
Kartā (सम्बोधन/विशेषणरूपेण ‘युवाम्’)
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रतु-मन्त् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘possessing will/resolve, wise’
अनुalong, in accordance
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) ‘along, after’
पृक्षेI join/attach myself
पृक्षे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√पृच्/पृक्ष् (वेदिक) ‘to mix, join; to be in contact’
वपुःform/beauty
वपुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवपुस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘form, beauty, body’
वपुष्याwith beauty/with a fair form
वपुष्या:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootवपुष्य (प्रातिपदिक) ‘beautiful, having beauty’
सचताम्let the two accompany/be together
सचताम्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√सच् (सचते) ‘to accompany, be together’
इयम्this
इयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
गीःhymn/song
गीः:
Kartā (इयम् गीः)
TypeNoun
Rootगीर्/गिर् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘song, hymn, voice’
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘sky, heaven; day’
दुहितृdaughter
दुहितृ:
Kartā (उषसः विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन)
TypeNoun
Rootदुहितृ (प्रातिपदिक) ‘daughter’
उषसाthe two Dawns (Dawn-pair)
उषसा:
Kartā (युगलदेवता)
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘Dawn’
सचेथेyou two accompany/are united
सचेथे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√सच् (सचते) ‘to accompany, be together’
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