Rig Veda 7.72.5: Mandala 7, Sukta 72, Mantra 5
Sukta 7.72
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā)
Chandas: Jagatī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ पश्चातान्नासत्या पुरस्तादाश्विना यातमधरादुदक्तात् । आ विश्वतः पाञ्चजन्येन राया यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
Transliteration
ā́ paścā́tān nāsatyā purástād ā́śvinā yātam adharā́d údaktāt | ā́ viśvátáḥ pā́ñcajanyena rāyā́ yūyáṃ pāta svastíbhiḥ sádā naḥ ||
Translation
आ पश्चात्, आ पुरस्तात्, हे नासत्यौ; आ अधरात्, उदक्तात्, हे अश्विनौ, आगच्छतम्। आ विश्वतः पाञ्चजन्येन रायाऽऽगत्य, यूयं स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः पात।
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
पश्चात्from behind, from the west/after
पश्चात्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपश्चात् (अव्यय)
आत्from, out of
आत्:
Apādāna
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआत् (अव्यय; ablatival particle)
नासत्याO Nāsatyas (Aśvins)
नासत्या:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootनासत्य (प्रातिपदिक; अश्विनौ)
पुरस्तात्from the front, from the east/before
पुरस्तात्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरस्तात् (अव्यय)
आhither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; अश्विनौ)
यातम्come, drive (hither)!
यातम्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) / yā
अधरात्from below
अधरात्:
Apādāna
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधर (प्रातिपदिक) + तसिल् (abl.)
उदक्तात्from above
उदक्तात्:
Apādāna
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउदक्/उदञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक ‘upper’) + तसिल् (abl.)
आhither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
विश्वतःfrom all sides, on every side
विश्वतः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तसिल्
पाञ्चजन्येनwith (wealth) belonging to the five peoples
पाञ्चजन्येन:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootपाञ्चजन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
रायाwith wealth, by riches
राया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/राय (प्रातिपदिक ‘wealth’)
यूयम्you (all)
यूयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
पातprotect!
पात:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु ‘to protect’) / pā
स्वस्तिभिःwith blessings, with well-being
स्वस्तिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
सदाalways
सदा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
नःus, for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
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