Rig Veda 1.47.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 47, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.47
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇva-gotra tradition)
Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 1.47; verse-level not independently verified here)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
याभिः कण्वमभिष्टिभिः प्रावतं युवमश्विना । ताभिः ष्वस्माँ अवतं शुभस्पती पातं सोममृतावृधा ॥
Transliteration
yā́bhiḥ kaṇváṃ abhiṣṭí-bhiḥ prá ā́vatam yuvám aśvinā | tā́bhiḥ sú asmā́n avatam śúbhaḥ patī pātáṃ sómam ṛtā-vṛdhā ||
Translation
ఏ తక్షణ-సహాయక శక్తులతో మీరు, ఓ అశ్వినౌ, కణ్వుని అభిష్టి (రక్ష) ద్వారా ముందుకు సురక్షితంగా నడిపించారో—అదే శక్తులతో మమ్మల్నీ కాపాడండి, ఓ శుభస్పతీ (దీప్త కల్యాణాధిపతులారా)! మరియు ఓ ఋతావృధా, సోమాన్ని పానంచేయండి.
Word by Word
याभिःwith which (fem. instruments)
याभिः:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक ‘य’)
कण्वम्Kaṇva
कण्वम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootकण्व (ऋषि-नाम)
अभिष्टिभिःwith aids/helping powers
अभिष्टिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअभिष्टि (स्त्री; ‘सहायता/रक्षा’)
प्रावतम्you two protected/saved
प्रावतम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (रक्षणे) + प्र
युवम्you two
युवम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootअश्विन् (अश्विनौ; देव-नाम)
ताभिःwith those (same)
ताभिः:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक ‘त’)
सुwell/indeed
सु:
(निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु (निपात/अव्यय; ‘well, indeed’)
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अवतम्protect (you two)!
अवतम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (रक्षणे)
शुभस्पतीO lords of splendor/beauty
शुभस्पती:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (Proper epithet)
Rootशुभस् + पति (बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास; ‘शुभस्’ = शोभा/शुभता)
पातम्drink (you two)!
पातम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पाने/रक्षणे) — here ‘पा’ in sense ‘drink’
सोमम्Soma (the pressed drink)
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (देव/रस)
ऋतावृधाO you two who grow/are strengthened by ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋतावृधा:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootऋत + वृध (कृदन्त; ‘ऋतेन/ऋतस्य वृध्’)
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