Rig Veda 2.41.9: Mandala 2, Sukta 41, Mantra 9
Sukta 2.41
Rishi: Gṛtsamada
Devata: Aśvins
Chandas: Trishtubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ता न आ वोळ्हमश्विना रयिं पिशङ्गसंदृशम् । धिष्ण्या वरिवोविदम् ॥
Transliteration
tā́ na ā́ vóḷham aśvinā rayíṃ piśáṅga-sandṛśam | dhiṣṇyā varivovídam ||
Translation
हे अश्विनौ, तां रयिं पिशङ्गसंदृशां सत्तापूर्णतां नः आ वोळ्हम्। हे धिष्ण्यौ, वरिवोविदं—अस्मासु विस्तीर्णावकाशस्य वेत्तारं—कुरुतम्।
Word by Word
ताःthose (things)
ताः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → सा (स्त्री.)
नःfor us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वोळ्हम्brought / conveyed
वोळ्हम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootवह् (धातु) → वोळ्ह (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; PPP)
अश्विनाO Aśvins (you two)
अश्विना:
Kartā
TypeNoun (Dual deity name)
Rootअश्विन् (देव-नाम प्रातिपदिक)
रयिम्wealth
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
पिशङ्गसंदृशम्of tawny/golden appearance
पिशङ्गसंदृशम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootपिशङ्ग (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) + संदृश्/संदृश (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक ‘like, in appearance’)
धिष्ण्याO capable/strong ones
धिष्ण्या:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootधिष्ण्य (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
वरिवोविदम्finding/procuring favor (wide room)
वरिवोविदम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootवरिवस् (नपुंसक ‘wide space, room, favor’) + विद् (धातु ‘to know/find’) → विद (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक ‘finder/knower’)
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