Rig Veda 7.69.6: Mandala 7, Sukta 69, Mantra 6
Sukta 7.69
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नरा गौरेव विद्युतं तृषाणास्माकमद्य सवनोप यातम् । पुरुत्रा हि वां मतिभिर्हवन्ते मा वामन्ये नि यमन्देवयन्तः ॥
Transliteration
nárā gauréva vidyútaṃ tṛṣāṇā́smā́kam adyá savanópa yātam | purutrā́ hí vām matíbhiḥ hávante mā́ vām anyé ní yamann deva-yántaḥ ||
Translation
اے سردارو! بیل کی بجلی کی طرح پیاسے ہوئے آج ہماری پکوڑ میں آؤ۔ بہت سے لوگ اپنے خیالوں سے تمہیں پکارتے ہیں، کوئی اور دیوتا کی تلاش کرنے والے تمہیں ہم سے نہ روکیں۔
Word by Word
नराO two men (i.e., the two Aśvins)
नरा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनर
गौरेवlike a white/bright (one), like a bull/steed
गौरेव:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun + Indeclinable
Rootगौर + इव
विद्युतम्lightning, flash
विद्युतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविद्युत्
तृषाणौthirsting, eager (you two)
तृषाणौ:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (Kṛdanta)
Rootतृष् (धातु) → तृषाण (कृदन्त-विशेषण)
अस्माकम्of us, our
अस्माकम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
सवनोपto the pressing/oblation (soma-pressing), near to the savana
सवनोप:
Karma
TypeNoun + Indeclinable (preverb)
Rootसवन + उप
यातम्come, go (you two)!
यातम्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootया
पुरुत्राin many places, widely
पुरुत्रा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरुत्रा
हिfor, indeed
हि:
(सम्बन्ध/हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
वाम्of you two / you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
मतिभिःwith thoughts, with hymns/prayers
मतिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमति
हवन्तेthey call/invoke
हवन्ते:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootह्वे
माdo not
मा:
(निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
वाम्you two
वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
अन्येothers
अन्ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य
निdown, away; (as preverb)
नि:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootनि
यमन्may they restrain/hold back
यमन्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootयम्
देवयन्तःseeking the gods, pious/worshipping
देवयन्तः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (Kṛdanta)
Rootदेवयन्त् (देवयति < देव + य)
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