Rig Veda 7.69.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 69, Mantra 1

Sukta 7.69

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Maṇḍala 7)

Devata: Aśvinau

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (high probability; hymn-opening invocation style)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ वां रथो रोदसी बद्बधानो हिरण्ययो वृषभिर्यात्वश्वैः । घृतवर्तनिः पविभी रुचान इषां वोळ्हा नृपतिर्वाजिनीवान् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 7.69.1

Transliteration

ā́ vām rátho ródasī badbadhānó hiraṇyáyo vṛ́ṣabhir yātú aśváīḥ | ghṛtávartaniḥ pavíbhiḥ rucānó iṣā́ṃ voḷhā́ nṛpátir vājinī́vān ||

Translation

تمہارا رتھ آئے جو آسمان اور زمین کو جوڑتا ہے، سنہری، طاقتور گھوڑوں سے کھینچا ہوا، روشنی کے راستوں پر چلتا، اپنی طاقتوں سے چمکتا، قوت کے دھکیل کا بردار، انسانی سفر کا سردار، بھلائیوں سے بھرپور۔

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Word by Word

• आ: hither; towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga)

• वाम्: to/for you two; of you two
• वाम्: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (2nd pers. pronoun)

• रथः: chariot
• रथः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (prātipadika)

• रोदसी: the two worlds (heaven and earth)
• रोदसी: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोदसी (dual stem)

• बद्बधानः: binding/fastening (together); yoking
• बद्बधानः: Kartā (agreeing with रथः)
• Type: Verb-participle
• Root: बन्ध् (dhātu) → बद्बध (intensive/reduplicated base)

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• हिरण्ययः: golden
• हिरण्ययः: Viśeṣaṇa (of रथः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिरण्यय (prātipadika)

• वृषभिः: with bulls; with strong ones
• वृषभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभ (prātipadika)

• यातु: let it come/go
• यातु: — (injunctive/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (dhātu)

• अश्वैः: with horses
• अश्वैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (prātipadika)

• घृतवर्तनिः: having ghee as its track/way; whose course is ghee
• घृतवर्तनिः: Viśeṣaṇa (of रथः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घृत-वर्तनि (compound prātipadika)

• पविभिः: with felly-segments/rims; with iron bands (of wheels)
• पविभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवि (prātipadika)

• रुचानः: shining; gleaming
• रुचानः: Kartā (agreeing with रथः)
• Type: Verb-participle
• Root: रुच् (dhātu)

• इषाम्: of refreshments/impulses; of provisions
• इषाम्: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्/इषा (prātipadika)

• वः: of you (your)
• वः: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (2nd pers. pronoun)

• वोळ्हा: carrier; conveyer
• वोळ्हा: Kartā (apposition to रथः / or to implied driver)
• Type: Noun (agent)
• Root: वह् (dhātu) → वोळ्हृ (agent noun)

• नृपतिः: lord of men
• नृपतिः: Kartā (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ-पति (compound prātipadika)

• वाजिनीवान्: possessing prize-winning power; rich in steeds/strength
• वाजिनीवान्: Viśeṣaṇa (of रथः / of the appositional subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाजिनीवत् (prātipadika)