Rig Veda 8.70.7: Mandala 8, Sukta 70, Mantra 7
Sukta 8.70
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
न सीमदेव आपदिषं दीर्घायो मर्त्यः । एतग्वा चिद्य एतशा युयोजते हरी इन्द्रो युयोजते ॥
Transliteration
ná sīmádeva āpádiṣaṃ dīrghāyó mártyaḥ | étagvā cid yá étaśā yuyójate hárī índro yuyójate ||
Translation
No mortal who is without the godward orientation attains the impulsion that leads to long life. But even he who is swift-going can yoke the two tawny powers of action; Indra indeed yokes them for the journey.
Word by Word
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
सीम्indeed, just
सीम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसीम्
अदेवःa non-god; godless one
अदेवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअ-देव (प्रातिपदिक)
आपदिषम्misfortune, calamity
आपदिषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआ-पद् (धातु) → आपद् (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक) / आपद्- (noun)
दीर्घायोःof long life
दीर्घायोः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeAdjective (genitive attribute)
Rootदीर्घ-आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्त्यःmortal
मर्त्यः:
Kartā (apposition to अदेवः) / subject
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
एतग्वाEtagva (the steed named Etagva)
एतग्वा:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootएतग्व (प्रातिपदिक; epithet of a horse/steed)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित्
यःwho
यः:
Kartā (relative pronoun) / subject
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एतशाwith Etasha (the steed Etasha)
एतशा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootएतश (प्रातिपदिक; name/epithet of a horse)
युयोजतेthey have yoked / they yoked
युयोजते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootयुज् (धातु)
हरीthe two tawny steeds
हरी:
Karma
TypeNoun (dual)
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
युयोजतेthey have yoked / they yoked
युयोजते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootयुज् (धातु)
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