Rig Veda 7.74.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 74, Mantra 4
Sukta 7.74
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable; confirm)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अश्वासो ये वामुप दाशुषो गृहं युवां दीयन्ति बिभ्रतः । मक्षूयुभिर्नरा हयेभिरश्विना देवा यातमस्मयू ॥
Transliteration
aśvā́so yé vām úpa dāśúṣo gṛháṃ yuvā́ṃ dī́yanti bíbhrataḥ | makṣūyúbhir narā háyebhir aśvinā devā yātam asmayū́ ||
Translation
अश्वासो ये वामुप दाशुषो गृहं युवां दीयन्ति बिभ्रतः। मक्षूयुभिर्नरा हयेभिरश्विना देवा यातमस्मयू॥
Word by Word
अश्वासःhorses
अश्वासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
येwho/which
ये:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्धक)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्of you two / you two
वाम्:
सम्प्रदान (लक्ष्य/प्राप्ति) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
उपnear, towards
उप:
अधिकरण (सामीप्य/उपगमन-भाव)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दाशुषःof the worshipper/giver
दाशुषः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun (participle used substantively)
Rootदाशुष् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दाश्/दश् ‘to give, worship’)
गृहम्house
गृहम्:
कर्म (गमनस्य लक्ष्य)
TypeNoun
Rootगृह (प्रातिपदिक)
युवाम्you two
युवाम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
दीयन्तिare given / are offered
दीयन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√दा (ददाति) / √दा ‘to give’ (passive stem दीय-)
बिभ्रतःbearing, carrying
बिभ्रतः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeParticiple (adjectival)
Root√भृ (बिभर्ति) (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
मक्षूयुभिःwith the swift ones
मक्षूयुभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमक्षूयु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘swift/quick’)
नराO two men/heroes
नरा:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
हयेभिःwith horses
हयेभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootहय (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
देवाO two gods
देवा:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
यातम्come, drive (hither)
यातम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√या (याति)
अस्मयूO you two who are kindly to us
अस्मयू:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective
Rootअस्मयु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘friendly/affectionate to us’, from अस्मद् + यु)
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