Rig Veda 10.106.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 106, Mantra 3

Sukta 10.106

Devata: Dual divinities (likely Aśvins)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

साकंयुजा शकुनस्येव पक्षा पश्वेव चित्रा यजुरा गमिष्टम् । अग्निरिव देवयोर्दीदिवांसा परिज्मानेव यजथः पुरुत्रा ॥

Transliteration

sākáṃyujā śakunásyeva pakṣā́ paśvéva citrā́ yájurā́ gamiṣṭam | agníriva devayór dīdivā́ṃsā parijmā́neva yajathaḥ purutrā́ ||

Translation

United together like the wings of a bird, like many-coloured herds you come with the yajus-formula. Shining like Agni for the gods, you move around and sacrifice in many places, as a circling course.

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Word by Word

• साकम्: together, in company
• साकम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साकम् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक) < सह

• युजा: joined, yoked (with)
• युजा: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युज् + क्त (युज्-क्त) = युक्त; वैदिक रूप: युजा (इन्स्ट्रु. एक.)

• शकुनस्य: of a bird
• शकुनस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकुन (प्रातिपदिक)

• इव: like, as
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)

• पक्षा: two wings
• पक्षा: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)

• पश्वा: with/like a beast (cattle)
• पश्वा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक)

• इव: like
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)

• चित्रा: bright/variegated (things)
• चित्रा: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• यजुरा: sacrificial formulas (yajus)
• यजुरा: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजुर् (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: towards, unto
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• गमिष्टम्: the most going/most ready to come; best at approaching
• गमिष्टम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गम् + इष्ठ (सुपरलेटिव) = गमिष्ठ

• अग्निः: Agni, fire
• अग्निः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)

• इव: like
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)

• देवयोः: of the two gods
• देवयोः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• दीदिवांसौ: shining (two), radiant
• दीदिवांसौ: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीदिवांस् (प्रातिपदिक; √दीदिव्/√दीप् ‘to shine’ का परिपूर्ण-प्रत्ययान्त ‘वांस्’)

• परिज्माना: two circumgirders/encirclers (swift ones)
• परिज्माना: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिज्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• इव: like
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)

• यजथः: you two worship/sacrifice
• यजथः: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)

• पुरुत्रा: in many places, variously
• पुरुत्रा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरुत्रा (अव्यय; पुरु ‘many’ + -त्रा)