Rig Veda 1.47.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 47, Mantra 3
Sukta 1.47
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Jagati (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अश्विना मधुमत्तमं पातं सोममृतावृधा । अथाद्य दस्रा वसु बिभ्रता रथे दाश्वांसमुप गच्छतम् ॥
Transliteration
aśvinā mádhumattamaṃ pā́taṃ sómam ṛtāvṛdhā | áthā́dya dasrā́ vásu bíbhratā ráthe dāśvā́ṃsam úpa gacchatam ||
Translation
अश्विनौ मधुमत्तमं सोमं पातम्, ऋतावृधा। अथाद्य दस्रा वसु बिभ्रता रथे दाश्वांसम् उप गच्छतम्॥
Word by Word
अश्विनाO Aśvins (the two horsemen)
अश्विना:
Kartā (सम्बोधन/आह्वान)
TypeNoun (dual proper name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक) / अश्व (इन्द्रिय-सम्बद्ध व्युत्पत्ति)
मधुमत्तमम्the most honeyed/sweetest
मधुमत्तमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुमत् (प्रातिपदिक) < मधु
पातम्drink (you two)!
पातम्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु) ‘पिबति’
सोमम्Soma
सोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतावृधाyou two who grow/strengthen through ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋतावृधा:
Kartā (सम्बोधन/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootऋतावृध् (प्रातिपदिक) = ऋत + वृध्
अथthen
अथ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (निपात)
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
Adhikaraṇa (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (निपात)
दस्राO wondrous/skillful ones
दस्रा:
Kartā (सम्बोधन/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootदस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वसुwealth/good (treasure)
वसु:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
बिभ्रताbearing/carrying
बिभ्रता:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootभृ (धातु) ‘धारणे’
रथेon/in the chariot
रथे:
Adhikaraṇa (आधार/स्थान)
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
दाश्वांसम्the worshipper/giver (the one who has offered)
दाश्वांसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective (agent noun)
Rootदाश्वांस् (प्रातिपदिक) < √दाश्/दश् ‘दान/यज्ञ-सेवा’ (परिपूर्ण/कृतकर्मन् भाव)
उपnear, towards
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
गच्छतम्come/go (you two)!
गच्छतम्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) ‘गत्यर्थे’
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
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