Rig Veda 4.46.5: Mandala 4, Sukta 46, Mantra 5
Sukta 4.46
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional attribution for Maṇḍala 4)
Devata: Indra-Vāyu
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable; verify in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
रथेन पृथुपाजसा दाश्वांसमुप गच्छतम् । इन्द्रवायू इहा गतम् ॥
Transliteration
rathéna pṛthu-pā́jasā dāśvā́ṃsam úpa gacchatam | índra-vāyū ihá ā́ gatam ||
Translation
With the chariot of wide power, come near to the giver of offering. O Indra and Vāyu, come here—enter our field of work—so the wide energies of force and breath may take up the sacrifice and enlarge it.
Word by Word
रथेनwith/by a chariot
रथेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
पृथुपाजसाwith broad/abundant might (splendour/strength)
पृथुपाजसा:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootपृथु-पाजस् (समास/प्रातिपदिक; पृथु + पाजस्)
दाश्वांसम्the worshipper/giver (the one who has offered)
दाश्वांसम्:
कर्म
TypeParticiple (Adjectival Noun)
Rootदाश्वांस् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दाश्/दाश् ‘to give, worship, offer’)
उपnear, towards
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गच्छतम्(you two) go/come
गच्छतम्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गच्छ-)
इन्द्रवायूO Indra and Vāyu
इन्द्रवायू:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootइन्द्र-वायु (द्वन्द्व-समास प्रातिपदिक)
इहhere
इह:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
आhither, unto (towards)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गतम्(you two) come
गतम्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√गम्
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
Not sure where to start?
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.