अर्वत्

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hárwāns (“fast, quick; a racehorse, courser, a fast horse”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ér-went-s, from *h₃er- (“to move (swiftly), to spring”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙‎ (a^uruuaṇt, “quick, fast; a courser, fast horse”), Middle Persian [script needed] ('lwnd /⁠arwand⁠/, “quick”).

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́ɾ.ʋɐt/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɐɾ.ʋɐt̪/

अर्वत् • (árvat) m

1. courser (a swift horse); a racehorse
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.43.6:

     शं नः॑ कर॒त्य् अर्व॑ते सु॒गं मे॒षाय॑ मे॒ष्ये॑ ।
     नृभ्यो॒ नारि॑भ्यो॒ गवे॑ ॥

     śáṃ naḥ karatyárvate sugáṃ meṣā́ya meṣyé.
     nṛ́bhyo nā́ribhyo gáve.

     May he (Rudra) grant health to our steed, wellbeing to our ram and ewe,
     To men, to women, and to the cows.

   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.91.20:

     सोमो धेनुं सोमो अर्वन्तम् आशुं सोमो वीरं कर्मण्यं ददाति ।
     सादन्यं विदथ्यं सभेयं पितृश्रवणं यो ददाशदस्मै ॥

     somo dhenuṃ somo arvantam āśuṃ somo vīraṃ karmaṇyaṃ dadāti .
     sādanyaṃ vidathyaṃ sabheyaṃ pitṛśravaṇaṃ yo dadāśadasmai .

     To him who worships Soma gives the milch-cow, a fast horse and a son of active knowledge,
     [Who is] skilled in home duties, meet for holy synod, for council meet, a glory to his father.

अर्वत् • (árvat)

1. fast, quick, fleet
   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 4.9.2:

     परिपाणं पुरुषाणां परिपाणं गवामसि ।अश्वानाम् अर्वतां परिपाणाय तस्थिषे ॥

     paripāṇaṃ puruṣāṇāṃ paripāṇaṃ gavāmasi .aśvānām arvatāṃ paripāṇāya tasthiṣe .

     Thou art the safeguard of the men, thou art the safeguard of the kine,
     Thou standest ready to protect the horses that are fleet of foot.