Rig Veda 4.44.5: Mandala 4, Sukta 44, Mantra 5

Sukta 4.44

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama

Devata: Aśvinau

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ नो यातं दिवो अच्छा पृथिव्या हिरण्ययेन सुवृता रथेन । मा वामन्ये नि यमन्देवयन्तः सं यद्ददे नाभिः पूर्व्या वाम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.44.5

Transliteration

ā́ no yātaṁ divó ácchā pṛthivyā́ hiraṇyáyena su-vṛ́tā ráthena | mā́ vām anyé ní yaman deva-yántaḥ sáṁ yád dadé nā́bhiḥ pū́rvyā vām ||

Translation

ขอท่านทั้งสองจงมาหาเราจากฟากฟ้า และจากแผ่นดิน โดยราชรถทองคำที่แล่นราบรื่น งามพร้อมเคร่งครัดเถิด ขออย่าให้ผู้แสวงหาเทพอื่นใดเหนี่ยวรั้งท่านไว้ เมื่อ ‘นาภิ’ (nābhi) ศูนย์กลางดั้งเดิมแห่งการร่วมประสานของท่าน ได้ถูกตั้งไว้ ณ ที่นี้กับเรา

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Word by Word

• आ: hither, towards (us)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)

• नः: to us / for us
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• यातम्: come (you two)
• यातम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (याति)

• दिवः: from heaven / of heaven
• दिवः: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौ-)

• अच्छा: towards
• अच्छा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अच्छा (अव्यय)

• पृथिव्याः: of the earth / on earth
• पृथिव्याः: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी

• हिरण्ययेन: with the golden
• हिरण्ययेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिरण्यय (हिरण्य + य)

• सुवृता: well-fashioned / well-made
• सुवृता: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-वृत (PPP/adj. from √वृत्/√वृ ‘to cover/enclose; to choose’ in RV sense ‘well-turned/ well-made’)

• रथेन: with the chariot
• रथेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ

• मा: do not
• मा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (निषेध)

• वाम्: you two / your
• वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य

• नि: down / away
• नि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि (उपसर्ग)

• यमन्: restrain / hold back
• यमन्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (यच्छति/यमयति ‘to restrain, hold back’)

• देवयन्तः: seeking the gods / pious
• देवयन्तः: Kartā
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: देवयन्त् (present participle from desiderative/denominative √देवय् ‘to seek/worship the gods’)

• सम्: together
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग)

• यत्: what / that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Relative pronoun
• Root: यद्

• ददे: has given / has placed
• ददे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (ददाति)

• नाभिः: the navel / hub
• नाभिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि

• पूर्व्या: ancient / former
• पूर्व्या: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व्य (from पूर्व)

• वाम्: of you two / for you two
• वाम्: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्