Rig Veda 1.46.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 46, Mantra 7
Sukta 1.46
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Aśvins
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ नो नावा मतीनां यातं पाराय गन्तवे । युञ्जाथामश्विना रथम् ॥
Transliteration
ā́ no nā́vā matīnā́m yā́taṁ pārā́ya gántave | yuñjā́thām aśvinā rátham ||
Translation
आ नो नावामतीनां यातं पाराय गन्तवे; युञ्जाथामश्विना रथम्—येन सुमतिः मनः पारं नयेत्, विस्तीर्णं सत्यं प्रति।
Word by Word
आhither, towards (to us)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronominal stem)
नावाby/with a boat
नावा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनौ (प्रातिपदिकम्)
मतीनाम्of thoughts / of prayers
मतीनाम्:
— (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootमती (प्रातिपदिकम्; √मन् ‘to think’ से)
यातम्come (you two)
यातम्:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√या (गत्यर्थः)
पारायto the far shore / to the goal
पाराय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootपार (प्रातिपदिकम्)
गन्तवेto go, in order to go
गन्तवे:
— (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
TypeVerbal noun (infinitive)
Root√गम् (गत्यर्थः)
युञ्जाथाम्yoke (you two)
युञ्जाथाम्:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√युज् (योजन/युग्मन)
अश्विनाO Aśvins (you two horsemen)
अश्विना:
— (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिकम्; द्विवचन-देवता)
रथम्the chariot
रथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिकम्)
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