Rig Veda 7.71.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 71, Mantra 2
Sukta 7.71
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha-gotra tradition for Maṇḍala 7; hymn to the Aśvins)
Devata: Aśvinau (Nā́satyā)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (11-syllable pādas typical for RV 7.71)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उपायातं दाशुषे मर्त्याय रथेन वाममश्विना वहन्ता । युयुतमस्मदनिराममीवां दिवा नक्तं माध्वी त्रासीथां नः ॥
Transliteration
upā́yātaṃ dāśúṣe mártyāya ráthena vāmám aśvinā váhantā | yuyutám asmád anirā́m amī́vāṃ divā́ náktaṃ mādhvī́ trā́sīthāṃ naḥ ||
Translation
हे अश्विनौ, दाशुषे मर्त्याय उपायतं, वामं रथेन वहन्ता। अस्मद् अनिराममीवां युयुतम्; माध्वी, दिवा नक्तं च नः त्रासीथाम्।
Word by Word
उपnear, towards
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप
आयातम्come (you two), approach
आयातम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (याति) + आ-
दाशुषेto the worshipper/giver
दाशुषे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootदाश्वस् (√दाश् ‘to give, worship’)
मर्त्यायto the mortal
मर्त्याय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य
रथेनwith/by a chariot
रथेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
वाम्of you two / your
वाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
अम्indeed (enclitic particle)
अम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअम् (एन्क्लिटिक अव्यय) अथवा पदपूरण
अश्विनाO Aśvins (you two horsemen)
अश्विना:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन्
वहन्ताbearing, conveying (you two)
वहन्ता:
कर्ता
TypeVerb
Root√वह् (वहति)
युयुतम्ward off, keep away (you two)
युयुतम्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√यु (युनक्ति/युयुते) / √युध्? (वेद. ‘to ward off’) → युयुत-
अस्मत्from us
अस्मत्:
अपादान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अनिराममीवाम्the non-harmless disease; the unwholesome sickness
अनिराममीवाम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्- + इराम + अमीव (अमीवा) अथवा अन्- + निराम + अमीव
दिवाby day
दिवा:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदिव् (दिवा)
नक्तम्by night
नक्तम्:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनक्त
माध्वीsweet (honey-like), gracious
माध्वी:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootमाध्वी
त्रासिथाम्protect (you two), save
त्रासिथाम्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√त्रा (त्रायते/त्राति)
नःus / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
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