Rig Veda 1.34.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 34, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.34
Rishi: Gautama Rāhūgaṇa
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Jagatī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्रयः पवयो मधुवाहने रथे सोमस्य वेनामनु विश्व इद्विदुः । त्रयः स्कम्भासः स्कभितास आरभे त्रिर्नक्तं याथस्त्रिर्वश्विना दिवा ॥
Transliteration
tráyaḥ paváyo madhuvā́hane ráthe sómasya venā́m ánu víśva íd viduḥ | tráyaḥ skambhā́saḥ skabhitā́sa ārabhé trír náktaṃ yā́thas trír va aśvinā divā́ ||
Translation
你们那载蜜之车有三道轮辋；众人都循着苏摩（Soma）的渴慕之迹而行。为登乘而立的支柱亦有三；阿湿毗那（Aśvins）啊，你们夜行三次，昼行三次。
Word by Word
त्रयःthree
त्रयः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण कर्तृपदस्य)
TypeAdjective/Numeral
Rootत्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) → त्रय
पवयःrims/metal bands (of a chariot wheel)
पवयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपवि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘धार/फलक/रिम्’)
मधुवाहनेon the honey-bearing (chariot)
मधुवाहने:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootमधु + √वह् (वाहन) → मधुवाहन
रथेon/in the chariot
रथे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
वेनाम्the (inspiring) impulse/strain
वेनाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवेना (प्रातिपदिक; ‘कामना/प्रेरणा/धुनि/स्वर’—Vedic)
अनुalong, following
अनु:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
विश्वःeveryone, all
विश्वः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (सर्व/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
(निपातः—बलवचनम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत्/इद् (निपात; emphatic particle)
विदुःthey have known / know
विदुः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (जानने)
त्रयःthree
त्रयः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective/Numeral
Rootत्रि → त्रय
स्कम्भासःprops, supports
स्कम्भासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्कम्भ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘स्तम्भ/आधार’)
स्कभितासःpropped, fixed, set firm
स्कभितासः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√स्कभ् (स्तम्भने/आधारे) → स्कभित (कृदन्त)
आरभेat the taking-hold / at the start
आरभे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (action/occasion; Vedic locative)
Rootआ-√रभ् (आरम्भे/आलम्बने) → आरभ
त्रिःthrice
त्रिः:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootत्रिः (अव्यय; distributive numeral)
नक्तम्by night
नक्तम्:
Adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनक्तम् (अव्यय; ‘रात्रौ’)
याथःyou two go
याथः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√या (गत्यर्थे)
त्रिःthrice
त्रिः:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootत्रिः (अव्यय)
वश्विनाO you two mighty/wealthy ones (Aśvins)
वश्विना:
(सम्बोधनम्)
TypeNoun/Epithet
Rootवश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सम्पन्न/शक्तिमान्’—Vedic epithet)
दिवाby day
दिवा:
Adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदिवा (अव्यय; ‘दिने’)
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