Rig Veda 7.67.3: Mandala 7, Sukta 67, Mantra 3
Sukta 7.67
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Aśvins (Nāsatyā)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभि वां नूनमश्विना सुहोता स्तोमैः सिषक्ति नासत्या विवक्वान् । पूर्वीभिर्यातं पथ्याभिरर्वाक्स्वर्विदा वसुमता रथेन ॥
Transliteration
abhí vāṃ nū́nam aśvinā suhotā́ stómaiḥ siṣakti nā́satyā vivakvā́n | pūrvī́bhir yātaṃ pathyā́bhir arvā́k svaḥvidā́ vásumatā ráthenā ||
Translation
如今，善献祭的祭司以赞歌趋向你们——阿湿毗那（Aśvin），那萨提亚（Nāsatya）——宣言而歌。请循自古以来的正道而来，向此而至；乘那能觅得太阳世界（svar）的车，富足而多赐。
Word by Word
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्: ‘towards/unto’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वाम्you two (to/for you two)
वाम्:
Karma (प्राप्तव्यौ: ‘you two’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
नूनम्now, indeed
नूनम्:
Adhikaraṇa (काल/निश्चय-क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम्
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
Sambodhana (आह्वानम्)
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootअश्विन्
सुहोताthe good invoker (good Hotṛ)
सुहोता:
Kartā (स्तोतृ/होता)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसु-होतृ
स्तोमैःwith hymns/praises
स्तोमैः:
Karaṇa (instrument: with hymns)
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम
सिषक्तिattaches, applies, directs
सिषक्ति:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसञ्ज्/सज् (सजति ‘to attach, join’)
नासत्याO Nāsatyas (Aśvins)
नासत्या:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (dual deity epithet)
Rootनासत्य
विवक्वान्eloquent, speaking clearly
विवक्वान्:
Kartā (सुहोता-विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (Adjective) / Kṛdanta
Rootवि-वच् (कृदन्त: विवक्वस्/विवक्वान् ‘speaking forth, eloquent’)
पूर्वीभिःwith ancient (former)
पूर्वीभिः:
Karaṇa (by/with earlier/ancient [ways])
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व
यातम्come, go (you two)
यातम्:
Kriyā (आज्ञार्थः)
TypeVerb
Rootया (गत्यर्थः)
पथ्याभिःby the paths, by road-ways
पथ्याभिः:
Karaṇa (by the paths)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootपथ्य (पथ्याः ‘paths/road-ways’, from पथ्)
अर्वाक्hither, towards here
अर्वाक्:
Adhikaraṇa (दिशा-क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअर्वाक्
स्वर्विदाwith the heaven-finding (one/means)
स्वर्विदा:
Karaṇa (with the heaven-finding [chariot])
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootस्वर्-वित् (विद् ‘to know/find’ > वित् ‘finder/knower’)
वसुमताwith the wealth-bearing
वसुमता:
Karaṇa (with the wealth-bearing)
TypeAdjective
Rootवसुमन्त्
रथेनby/with the chariot
रथेन:
Karaṇa (instrument: by chariot)
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
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