Rig Veda 1.84.6: Mandala 1, Sukta 84, Mantra 6
Sukta 1.84
Rishi: Gotama Rāhūgaṇa (traditionally for RV 1.84)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable; verse-level verification recommended)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नकिष्ट्वद्रथीतरो हरी यदिन्द्र यच्छसे । नकिष्ट्वानु मज्मना नकिः स्वश्व आनशे ॥
Transliteration
nákiṣ ṭvád rathī́taro hárī yád indra yácchase | nákiṣ ṭvā́nu májmanā nákiḥ sváśva ānaśe ||
Translation
لا أحدَ أمهرُ منك سائقًا للعربة مع فرسيكَ الأشقرين، يا إندرا، حين تختار أن تُعطي. لا أحدَ يلحقُ بك في عظمتك؛ ولا أحدَ بخيله هو يبلغُك أو يدانيك.
Word by Word
नकिःno one, none
नकिः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनकिस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक) < न + किम् (निषेधार्थे)
त्वत्from/than you
त्वत्:
Apādāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रथीतरःa better charioteer
रथीतरः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootरथीतर (प्रातिपदिक; रथिन्/रथी + तर (तुलनार्थक-प्रत्यय))
हरीthe two bay steeds
हरी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
यदिif/when
यदि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि (निपात)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
—
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
यच्छसेyou guide/drive, you direct
यच्छसे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (धातु) — यच्छति (वेद. रूप)
नकिःno one
नकिः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनकिस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अनुafter, following
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
मज्मनाby might, by greatness
मज्मना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमज्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
नकिःno one
नकिः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनकिस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
स्वश्वःhaving good horses
स्वश्वः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वश्व (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + अश्व ‘good-horsed’)
आनशेhas attained/reached
आनशे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअश् (धातु) — आनशे (वेद. परिपूर्ण/प्राप्त्यर्थे)
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