Rig Veda 1.47.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 47, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.47
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇvas as collective)
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Jagati (probable due to extended line; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्रिवन्धुरेण त्रिवृता सुपेशसा रथेना यातमश्विना । कण्वासो वां ब्रह्म कृण्वन्त्यध्वरे तेषां सु शृणुतं हवम् ॥
Transliteration
tri-vandhuréṇa tri-vṛ́tā su-péśasā ráthenā́ yātam aśvinā | káṇvāso vāṃ bráhma kṛṇvanty adhvaré téṣāṃ su śṛṇutaṃ hávam ||
Translation
Come, O Aśvins, with the well-formed chariot of three seats and triple turning, beautiful in its shaping. The Kaṇvas fashion the brahman in the sacrifice; listen well to their call.
Word by Word
त्रिवन्धुरेणwith the three-seated/three-bolstered (chariot)
त्रिवन्धुरेण:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि-वन्धुर (प्रातिपदिक) < वन्धुर
त्रिवृताwith the three-enclosed/three-fold (chariot)
त्रिवृता:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि-वृत (प्रातिपदिक) < √वृ (वरणे/आवरणे) → वृत
सुपेशसाwith the well-adorned/beautiful (chariot)
सुपेशसा:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-पेशस् (प्रातिपदिक) < पेशस्
रथेनwith a chariot
रथेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
यातम्come, drive (you two)
यातम्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√या (गत्यर्थे)
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
कण्वासःthe Kaṇvas (seers)
कण्वासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकण्व (प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्of you two / for you two
वाम्:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (contextual)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
ब्रह्मa sacred formulation, hymn
ब्रह्म:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
कृण्वन्तिthey make, they fashion
कृण्वन्ति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे)
अध्वरेin the sacrifice
अध्वरे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
सुwell, duly
सु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु (निपात)
शृणुतम्hear (you two)
शृणुतम्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√श्रु (श्रवणे)
हवम्the call, invocation
हवम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहव (प्रातिपदिक) < √हू (आह्वाने) / हव (आह्वान)
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