Rig Veda 7.73.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 73, Mantra 2

Sukta 7.73

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha

Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm in critical edition)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

न्यु प्रियो मनुषः सादि होता नासत्या यो यजते वन्दते च । अश्नीतं मध्वो अश्विना उपाक आ वां वोचे विदथेषु प्रयस्वान् ॥

Transliteration

ny ù priyó mánuṣaḥ sā́di hótā nā́satyā yó yájate vándate ca | aśnī́taṃ mádhvo aśvinā upāká ā́ vāṃ vóce vidátheṣu práyasvān ||

Translation

Now may the dear priest of man take his seat—he who sacrifices and adores you, O Nāsatyas. Taste the honeyed delight, O Aśvins, close at hand; and I, rich in offering-energy, will voice you forth in the assemblies of seeking.

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Word by Word

• न्यु: down, forth; (emphatic particle)
• न्यु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि (उपसर्ग) + उ

• प्रियः: dear, beloved
• प्रियः: Kartā (सादि का कर्ता) / विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा √प्री (to please) से निष्पन्न

• मनुषः: of Manu; of the man/ancestor Manu
• मनुषः: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक) → मनुष्य/मनुष

• सादि: sat down; took his seat
• सादि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् (सीदति ‘to sit, take seat’)

• होता: the Hotṛ-priest; invoker
• होता: Kartā (सादि का कर्ता) / पद-सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: होतृ (प्रातिपदिक; √हु ‘to sacrifice, invoke’)

• नासत्या: O Nāsatyas (Aśvins)
• नासत्या: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (dual name) / Vocative
• Root: नासत्य (प्रातिपदिक; अश्विनौ)

• यः: who
• यः: Kartā (यजते/वन्दते का कर्ता)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• यजते: worships; sacrifices
• यजते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यज् (to worship, sacrifice)

• वन्दते: praises; pays homage
• वन्दते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वन्द् (to praise, salute)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)

• अश्नीतम्: may you two partake/eat
• अश्नीतम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अश् (to eat, partake)

• मध्वः: of honey; of sweetness (mead)
• मध्वः: सम्बन्ध (genitive) / स्रोत-निर्देश
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)

• अश्विना: O Aśvins
• अश्विना: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (dual) / Vocative
• Root: अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; अश्विनौ)

• उपाक: near; close at hand
• उपाक: Adhikaraṇa (स्थान/निकटता)
• Type: Adjective/Adverbial
• Root: उपाक (प्रातिपदिक; ‘near, at hand’)

• आ: to, hither; forth
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• वाम्: you two
• वाम्: Karma (वोचे का कर्म) / सम्बोधन-प्रत्यय
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• वोचे: I have spoken / I will speak (solemn utterance)
• वोचे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (to speak)

• विदथेषु: in the assemblies; at the rites
• विदथेषु: Adhikaraṇa (स्थान/अवसर)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रयस्वान्: possessing refreshment/offerings; well-provisioned
• प्रयस्वान्: Kartā/विशेषण (वोचे के वक्ता का गुण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘refreshment, food, offering’) + वत्