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Rig Veda 1.140.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 140, Mantra 4

Sukta 1.140

Rishi: Kaṇva lineage (traditional; verify)
Devata: Agni (and/or the steeds/energies he commands; hymn remains Agni-focused)
Chandas: Jagatī or Triṣṭubh (uncertain; verify)

मुमुक्ष्वो मनवे मानवस्यते रघुद्रुवः कृष्णसीतास ऊ जुवः । असमना अजिरासो रघुष्यदो वातजूता उप युज्यन्त आशवः ॥

mumukṣvo manave mānavasyate raghu-druvaḥ kṛṣṇa-sītāsa ū juvaḥ | asamanā ajirāso raghu-syadaḥ vāta-jūtā upa yujyanta āśavaḥ ||

ขอทรงปลดปล่อยเพื่อมานุ (Manu) เพื่อมนุษย์ผู้ใฝ่หา: ผู้มั่นคงฉับไว ผู้เทียมด้วยสายรัดสีดำ ผู้พุ่งพลัน. ไม่ถูกยับยั้ง เคลื่อนไหวรวดเร็ว ลื่นไถลว่องไว ถูกลมขับเคลื่อน—เหล่าผู้เร็วแรงย่อมเทียมตนเข้ามาใกล้ เป็นกำลังพร้อมออกเดินทาง.

मुमुक्ष्वःwishing to release / eager to set free
मुमुक्ष्वः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमुच् (धातु) → मुमुक्षु (इच्छार्थक/देशिदेरिव.)
मनवेfor Manu / to the man
मनवे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootमनु (प्रातिपदिक)
मानवस्यतेacts for men / seeks the man (i.e., is devoted to mankind)
मानवस्यते:
(क्रियापद) —
TypeVerb
Rootमानवस्यति (धातु-प्रयोगः; denom. from मानव)
रघुद्रुवःswift and firm / quickly steadfast
रघुद्रुवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootरघु-द्रुव (समास)
कृष्णसीतासःblack-and-white / dark and bright (variegated)
कृष्णसीतासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootकृष्ण-सीता (समास)
indeed / and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
जुवःswift / impetuous
जुवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootजु (धातु) → जुव (नाम/विशेषण)
असमनाःnot of one mind / discordant
असमनाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-समनस् (न-समास; समनस् ‘like-minded/agreeing’)
अजिरासःquick / nimble
अजिरासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअजिर (प्रातिपदिक)
रघुष्यदःswift-gliding / swiftly moving
रघुष्यदः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootरघु-ष्यद (समास; ष्यद < √सद्/स्यन्द्? वैदिक विशेषण)
वातजूताḥwind-driven / impelled by the wind
वातजूताḥ:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootवात-जूत (समास; जूत ‘impelled’ < √जु/√जव्)
उपtowards / near
उप:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
युज्यन्तेthey yoke themselves / are yoked
युज्यन्ते:
(क्रियापद) —
TypeVerb
Rootयुज् (धातु)
आशवःswift ones
आशवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootआशु (प्रातिपदिक)

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