Rig Veda 8.69.16: Mandala 8, Sukta 69, Mantra 16
Sukta 8.69
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (explicitly referenced)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ तू सुशिप्र दम्पते रथं तिष्ठा हिरण्ययम् । अध द्युक्षं सचेवहि सहस्रपादमरुषं स्वस्तिगामनेहसम् ॥
Transliteration
ā́ tū suśíprā dampate ráthaṁ tiṣṭhā hiraṇyáyam | ádha dyukṣáṁ sacevahi sahásra-pādam aruṣáṁ svastí-gām anéhasam ||
Translation
आ त्वं सुशिप्र दम्पते हिरण्ययं रथं तिष्ठ। अथ द्युक्षं सहस्रपादम् अरुषं स्वस्तिगामनेहसं अश्वं सचेवहि।
Word by Word
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
तूindeed; now; quickly
तू:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतू (निपात)
सुशिप्रO fair-cheeked (Indra)
सुशिप्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootसु- + शिप्र (प्रातिपदिक ‘शिप्र’ = गाल/हनु)
दम्पतेO lord of the house (master)
दम्पते:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootदम्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
रथम्chariot
रथम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
तिष्ठmount; stand upon
तिष्ठ:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
हिरण्ययम्golden
हिरण्ययम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्यय (प्रातिपदिक; हिरण्य ‘gold’ + -य)
अधthen; thereafter
अध:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (निपात)
द्युक्षम्shining; radiant
द्युक्षम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootद्युक्ष (प्रातिपदिक; ‘द्युक्ष’ = दीप्त/तेजस्विन्)
सचेवहिlet us drive/bring along together
सचेवहि:
—
TypeVerb (compound imperative)
Rootसच् (धातु ‘सच्’ = सह/अनुगमन) + वहि (वह् ‘to carry/drive’ लोट् 1द्वि)
सहस्रपादम्thousand-footed
सहस्रपादम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस्र + पाद (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
अरुषम्the ruddy one; ruddy (steed)
अरुषम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootअरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वस्तिगाम्well-going; bringing welfare
स्वस्तिगाम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वस्ति + गा (समास; ‘गाम्’ = गा/गो ‘going/going-one’)
अनेहसम्not lagging; unretarding; swift
अनेहसम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनेहस (प्रातिपदिक; a- + नेहस् ‘slowness/lag’)
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