Rig Veda 5.73.9: Mandala 5, Sukta 73, Mantra 9
Sukta 5.73
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition; Aśvin hymns in Maṇḍala 5 are largely attributed to the Atris)
Devata: Aśvinau (Nā́satyā)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; Aśvin stanzas in this section are typically Triṣṭubh—verify with pada-count in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सत्यमिद्वा उ अश्विना युवामाहुर्मयोभुवा । ता यामन्यामहूतमा यामन्ना मृळयत्तमा ॥
Transliteration
satyám íd vā u aśvinā yuvā́m āhur mayobhúvā | tā́ yā́many ā́ma-hūtamā yā́mann ā́ mṛḷáyat-tamā ||
Translation
اے اشنین دیوتاؤ، سچ ہی تم دونوں کو خوشی اور بھلائی لانے والے کہا جاتا ہے۔ سفر کی ہر حرکت میں تم سب سے زیادہ پکارے جانے والے ہو؛ ہر حرکت میں تم رحم اور شفا نازل کرنے میں سب سے طاقتور ہو۔
Word by Word
सत्यम्true; truthfully
सत्यम्:
कर्म (विधेय-विशेषणरूपेण ‘इदम्’ इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसत्य (प्रातिपदिक; < सत् ‘being’ + -य)
इत्indeed; just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
वाor; indeed (emphatic)
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
उindeed; surely
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
अश्विनाO Aśvins (the twin gods)
अश्विना:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (Dual deity name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
युवाम्you two
युवाम्:
कर्म (आहुः इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आहुःthey have said; they call
आहुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअह् (धातु; ‘to say’)
मयोभुवाO delight-bringing ones
मयोभुवा:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootमयोभू (प्रातिपदिक; मयस् ‘delight’ + भू ‘being’)
ताthose two; them (the two)
ता:
कर्म (याचना/आह्वान-क्रियायाः)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यामन्याम्the course; the journey
यामन्याम्:
अधिकारण/कर्म (यामन्-सम्बद्धं ‘in the course/at the journey’ अथवा ‘the course’ as object)
TypeNoun
Rootयामन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘path, course, journey’)
अहूतमाO most-invoked ones
अहूतमा:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (superlative epithet)
Rootआहूतम (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; आ-ह्वा ‘to call’ → आहूत ‘invoked’ + तम)
यामन्in the course; on the journey
यामन्:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootयामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
नाindeed; now (particle)
ना:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootना (निपात; वेदिक ‘न’/‘नु’/‘ना’ बलवर्धक/सम्बोधन-सम्बद्ध)
मृळयत्तमाO most-merciful ones
मृळयत्तमा:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (superlative epithet)
Rootमृळयत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; मृळ्/मृड् ‘to be gracious, to pity’ → caus./denom. मृळय- ‘to show mercy’ → pres. part. मृळयत् + तम)
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