Rig Veda 7.73.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 73, Mantra 1
Sukta 7.73
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional attribution for RV 7; internal mention in 7.73.3 supports Vasiṣṭha)
Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā), the twin divine physicians/helpers
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 7.73; confirm against pada-count in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अतारिष्म तमसस्पारमस्य प्रति स्तोमं देवयन्तो दधानाः । पुरुदंसा पुरुतमा पुराजामर्त्या हवते अश्विना गीः ॥
Transliteration
atā́riṣma támasas pā́ram asyá práti stómaṃ devayánto dádhānāḥ | purudáṃsā purutámā purājā́m amartyā havate aśvínā gī́ḥ ||
Translation
अतारिष्म तमसः पारम् अस्य; देवयन्तः प्रतिस्तोमं दधानाः। पुरुदंसौ पुरुतमौ पुराजाम् अमर्त्यौ अश्विनौ गीः हवते, यद् दीप्त्या सहायशक्तिभिः आगच्छेताम्।
Word by Word
अतारिष्मwe have crossed
अतारिष्म:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√तॄ (तरणे) / तॄ-धातु
तमसःof darkness
तमसः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootतमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
पारम्the far shore / the end
पारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपार (प्रातिपदिक; ‘far shore/end’)
अस्यof this
अस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतिtowards / in response to
प्रति:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्तोमम्hymn of praise
स्तोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
देवयन्तःseeking the gods / godward
देवयन्तः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootदेवयन्त् (देवय्-प्रातिपदिक; desiderative/denominative sense ‘seeking the gods’)
दधानाःplacing / holding
दधानाः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√धा (धारणे) → दधाना (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
पुरुदंसाःO two of many wondrous powers
पुरुदंसाः:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootपुरु-दंस (समास; पुरु ‘many’ + दंस ‘wondrous deed/power’)
पुरुतमाO most abundant (in gifts/powers), you two
पुरुतमा:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु-तम (तमप्-प्रत्यय; superlative of पुरु)
पुराजाम्O two born long ago / primeval-born
पुराजाम्:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootपुरा-ज (समास; पुरा ‘formerly/long’ + ज ‘born’)
मर्त्याःmortals
मर्त्याः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
हवतेcalls / invokes
हवते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वे (आह्वाने)
अश्विनाthe Aśvins (the two horsemen)
अश्विना:
Karma
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
गीःthe song (hymn)
गीः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगी / गिर् (प्रातिपदिक ‘song, hymn’)
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