Rig Veda 7.74.3: Mandala 7, Sukta 74, Mantra 3
Sukta 7.74
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable; confirm)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ यातमुप भूषतं मध्वः पिबतमश्विना । दुग्धं पयो वृषणा जेन्यावसू मा नो मर्धिष्टमा गतम् ॥
Transliteration
ā́ yātam úpa bhūṣataṃ mádhvaḥ píbatam aśvinā | dúgdhaṃ páyo vṛṣaṇā jényāvasū mā́ no mardhiṣṭam ā́ gatam ||
Translation
آؤ، قریب آؤ اور مہربان بنو، اے اشنو؛ شہد کی مٹھاس پیو۔ دودھ پیو، جو پالنے والا جوہر ہے، اے زبردستو، اے صحیح خوشی کے جیتنے والو، ہمیں کچل نہ کرو؛ ہمارے پاس آؤ۔
Word by Word
आhither, towards (as preverb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
यातम्come (you two)!
यातम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) / yā ‘to go’
उपnear, up to
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) / upa
भूषतम्adorn yourselves / be gracious (you two)!
भूषतम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभूष् (धातु) / bhūṣ ‘to adorn, to make splendid; to favor’
मध्वःof honey/sweet drink (of soma)
मध्वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक) / madhu ‘honey; sweet drink, soma’
पिबतम्drink (you two)!
पिबतम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु) / pā ‘to drink’
अश्विनाO Aśvins (you two horsemen)
अश्विना:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (dual proper name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक) / aśvin ‘the Aśvins’
दुग्धम्milk(ed), fresh milk
दुग्धम्:
कर्म (object of ‘drink’)
TypeParticiple (used as noun/adj.)
Rootदुह् (धातु) / duh ‘to milk’ → दुग्ध (PPP)
पयःmilk, nourishing drink
पयः:
कर्म (object of ‘drink’)
TypeNoun
Rootपयस् (प्रातिपदिक) / payas ‘milk; sap’
वृषणाO you two vigorous/bull-like ones
वृषणा:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootवृषण (प्रातिपदिक) / vṛṣaṇa ‘bull-like, vigorous’
जेन्यावसूO you two noble-good/wealthy benefactors
जेन्यावसू:
सम्बोधन
TypeCompound adjective (epithet)
Rootजेन्य (प्रातिपदिक) ‘noble, of good race’ + वसु (प्रातिपदिक) ‘good, wealth’
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) / mā
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम) / asmad
मर्धिष्टम्harm (us) / oppress (us)
मर्धिष्टम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमृध्/मर्ध् (धातु) / mṛdh, mardh ‘to harm, oppress’
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā
गतम्come/go (you two)!
गतम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) / gam ‘to go’
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