Rig Veda 5.73.2: Mandala 5, Sukta 73, Mantra 2

Sukta 5.73

Devata

Aśvins

Rasa

Vira (heroism) and Adbhuta (wonder)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

इह त्या पुरुभूतमा पुरू दंसांसि बिभ्रता । वरस्या याम्यध्रिगू हुवे तुविष्टमा भुजे ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 5.73.2

Transliteration

ihá tyā puru-bhū́tamā purū́ daṃsā́ṃsi bíbhratā | varasyā́ yā́my adhrigū́ huvé tuvíṣṭamā bhujé ||

Translation

ณ ที่นี้ ข้าพเจ้าขออัญเชิญท่านทั้งสอง—ผู้ปรากฏเป็นอเนกภาวะยิ่งนัก ผู้ทรงไว้ซึ่งฤทธิ์แห่งความชำนาญมากมาย (daṃsāṃsi) เพื่อแสวงหาความดีสูงสุด ข้าพเจ้ามุ่งไปหาท่าน โอ้ผู้ไม่ลังเล; ข้าพเจ้าขออัญเชิญท่าน—ผู้ทรงพลังยิ่ง—เพื่อได้ร่วมแบ่งปันพลังและความปีติของท่าน.

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इह

hereIndeclinable · अव्यय (स्थानवाचक)Role अधिकारण · Root इह (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)

त्या

those two (f.)Pronoun · स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचनRole कर्म (हुवे इत्यस्य) · Root तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

पुरुभूतमा

most manifold / most abundant in formsAdjective · स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन (त्या इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)Role कर्म (त्या इत्यस्य विशेषणत्वेन) · Root पुरु-भूतम (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; पुरु + भूतम, तमत्-प्रत्यय)

पुरू

manyAdjective · नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (दंसांसि इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)Role कर्म (दंसांसि इत्यस्य) · Root पुरु (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

दंसांसि

wondrous deeds / featsNoun · नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचनRole कर्म (बिभ्रता इत्यस्य) · Root दंसस् (नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक)

बिभ्रता

bearing / carryingParticiple · वर्तमान-कर्तरि कृदन्त (शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन (त्या इत्यस्य सह)Role कर्तृ (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण—‘धारयन्त्यौ’) · Root भृ (धातु) → बिभ्रत् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त, शतृ)

वरस्या

excellent / choice-worthyAdjective · स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (या इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)Role कर्तृ (या इत्यस्य विशेषणत्वेन) · Root वरस्य (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; वरस् ‘choice/boon’ से)

यामि

I go / I proceedVerb · लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचनRole क्रिया · Root या (धातु ‘गच्छति’) → यामि (लट्)

अध्रिगू

unfailing / uninjured (two)Adjective · स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन (त्या इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)Role कर्म (हुवे इत्यस्य) · Root अध्रिगु (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; ‘अध्रि’ + ‘गु’ इत्यादि वैदिक-रूप)

हुवे

I invoke / I callVerb · लिट् (परिपूर्ण/आह्वानार्थे वैदिक-प्रयोग), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपदRole क्रिया · Root ह्वे (धातु ‘आह्वयति’) → हुवे (लिट्/परिप्रयोगः; वैदिक-आत्मनेपद-रूप)

तुविष्टमा

most powerfulAdjective · स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन (त्या इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)Role कर्म (हुवे इत्यस्य) · Root तुविष्टम (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; तुवि + इष्टम, तमत्-प्रत्यय)

भुजे

I partake / I enjoy / I receive (benefit)Verb · लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपदRole क्रिया · Root भुज् (धातु ‘सेवते/भुङ्क्ते/भजते’) → भुजे (लट्/आत्मनेपद; वैदिक-प्रयोगः)

Sandhi Notes

• पदच्छेदः (सम्भाव्यः): इह | त्या | पुरुभूतमा | पुरू | दंसांसि | बिभ्रता | वरस्या | यामि | अध्रिगू | हुवे | तुविष्टमा | भुजे । 1) ‘त्या’ इति तद्-प्रातिपदिकस्य स्त्री-द्विवचन-रूपम् (प्रथमा/द्वितीया) — मन्त्रे द्विवचन-देवताद्वय (अश्विनौ) प्रति। 2) ‘पुरू दंसांसि’ इत्यत्र ‘पुरू’ (नपुं. द्वि. बहु.) विशेषणं ‘दंसांसि’ (नपुं. द्वि. बहु.)। 3) ‘बिभ्रता’ शतृ-कृदन्तं (भृ) द्विवचनं, ‘त्या’ इत्यस्य सह समन्वयः। 4) ‘याम्यध्रिगू’ इति संहितायां ‘यामि + अध्रिगू’ (इकार-अकार-सन्धिः) → ‘याम्यध्रिगू’।

The meaning

Outer meaning

Here I call you, most manifold, bearing many wondrous skills; seeking the best, I go toward you, unhesitating ones; I call you, most mighty, for enjoyment/participation.

Inner meaning

The seeker invokes the Aśvins as powers of multiple becoming (purubhūtamā): they can take many forms of help according to need. Their daṃsas (skillful effective powers) are the yogic ‘methods’ of the divine—swift remedies and right interventions. Moving toward the supreme good (varasyā), the aspirant calls these unhesitating forces (adhrigū) to share their might (tuviṣṭamā) as a conscious participation (bhuje): to partake of strength and delight in the transformed life.

Universal truth

True help is adaptive and skillful; when we orient toward the highest good, supportive powers awaken in many forms and we begin to participate in a greater force rather than struggle alone.

Themes

Aid and healing, Invocation, Abundance of powers, Inner journey

The seer

Rishi

Atri Ātreya (hymn context RV 5.73)

Lineage

Ātreya

Other hymns

Rig Veda 5.73.1

Family tradition

Ātreya approach often joins aspiration for the ‘best good’ with practical divine assistance; the call is dynamic and life-applicable.

Significance

The seer’s movement ‘toward the best’ shows the Vedic psychology of progress: orientation (varasyā) invokes adaptive powers (purubhūtamā) that operationalize transformation (daṃsas).

The deity

Devata

Aśvins (Nā́satyā)

Epithets

Purubhūtamā (most manifold), Tuviṣṭamā (most mighty), Adhrigū (unhesitating), Bearers of many daṃsas

Related deities

Uṣas, Sūrya, Indra, Sarasvatī (skillful inspiration)

Cosmic role

They distribute timely aid and restore right functioning across the worlds; their ‘many skills’ are the cosmic intelligence of effective means.

Inner power

They awaken versatile prāṇa and practical intuition—quick, precise interventions that heal and harmonize the system.

In ritual

Where it is used

Aśvin invocation for aid, healing, and successful undertaking; commonly aligned with dawn rites and preparatory calls.

Accents and Padapatha

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Etymology

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Vedic Cosmology

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Academic Analysis

Yogic Application

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