Rig Veda 5.74.3: Mandala 5, Sukta 74, Mantra 3
Sukta 5.74
Rishi: Atri
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कं याथः कं ह गच्छथः कमच्छा युञ्जाथे रथम् । कस्य ब्रह्माणि रण्यथो वयं वामुश्मसीष्टये ॥
Transliteration
káṃ yā́thaḥ káṃ ha gacchathaḥ kám ácchā yuñjā́the rátham | kásya bráhmāṇi raṇyatho vayáṃ vām uśmasī́ṣṭaye ||
Translation
To whom do you go, to whom indeed do you travel; towards whom do you yoke your chariot? In whose mantras do you take delight? We long for you two for the fulfilment of the sacrifice and the inner offering.
Word by Word
कम्whom?/which?
कम्:
Karma (प्रश्नवाचकः; गन्तव्य/विषयः)
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → क
याथःyou two go
याथः:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
कम्whom?/which?
कम्:
Karma (प्रश्नवाचकः)
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् → क
हindeed/then
ह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह (निपात)
गच्छथःyou two go
गच्छथः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) → गच्छ
कम्whom?/which?
कम्:
Karma (प्रश्नवाचकः)
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् → क
अच्छाtowards, hither
अच्छा:
Adhikaraṇa (दिशा/गमन-सम्बन्धः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ)
युञ्जाथेyou two yoke/harness
युञ्जाथे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootयुज् (धातु) → युञ्ज
रथम्chariot
रथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
कस्यof whom?/whose?
कस्य:
Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → क
ब्रह्माणिsacred formulations/hymns
ब्रह्माणि:
Karma (रण्यथोः विषयः)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
रण्यथोyou two rejoice/delight
रण्यथो:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootरण्/रण्य (धातु; ‘to rejoice, be delighted’)
वयम्we
वयम्:
Kartā (उश्मसीत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → वयम्
वाम्of you two / you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna/Viṣaya (उश्मसी—‘you two’ as desired/for you two)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम) → वाम्
उश्मसीwe desire
उश्मसी:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootवश्/उश् (धातु; ‘to wish, desire’) → उश्
इष्टयेfor the sacrifice/rite
इष्टये:
Sampradāna (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजनम्)
TypeNoun
Rootइष्टि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘sacrifice, oblation, rite’)
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