Rig Veda 4.56.6: Mandala 4, Sukta 56, Mantra 6
Sukta 4.56
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (hymn-cycle attribution)
Devata: Paired sovereign powers associated with ṛta (Mitra–Varuṇa / Ādityas in dual function)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs full metric verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पुनाने तन्वा मिथः स्वेन दक्षेण राजथः । ऊह्याथे सनादृतम् ॥
Transliteration
punāné tanvā́ mitháḥ svéna dákṣeṇa rājathaḥ | ūhyā́the sanā́d ṛtám ||
Translation
تُطَهِّرانِ ذاتَيكما في كيانِكما، كلٌّ للآخر؛ وبقوّةِ التمييزِ الكامنةِ فيكما تَحكُمان. وتَحمِلانِ وتُثَبِّتانِ منذ القِدَمِ الـṛta، نظامَ الحقّ الأزليّ.
Word by Word
पुनाने(you two) being purified / purifying yourselves
पुनाने:
Kartā (कर्तृ-विशेषणम्) — ‘(तौ) शुद्ध्यमानौ’
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootपू (धातु, ‘पवने/शोधने’) → पुनान- (शतृ/शानच्-वर्तमान कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
तन्वाwith (your) body / with yourselves
तन्वा:
Karaṇa (करणम्) — ‘स्व-तनूना/स्वदेहेन’
TypeNoun
Rootतनू- (प्रातिपदिक ‘body, self’)
मिथःmutually, with one another
मिथः:
Adverbial (परस्पर-भावे) — क्रियाविशेषणम्
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमिथस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
स्वेनwith your own
स्वेन:
Karaṇa (करणम्) — ‘स्वेन … (दक्षेण)’
TypeAdjective (pronominal)
Rootस्व- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक ‘own’)
दक्षेणwith (your) skill/power
दक्षेण:
Karaṇa (करणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootदक्ष- (प्रातिपदिक ‘skill, power, ability’)
राजथःyou two shine / rule
राजथः:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया) — कर्ता: ‘पुनाने (तौ)’
TypeVerb
Rootराज् (धातु ‘दीप्तौ/राज्ये’)
ऊह्याथेyou two carry/bring (hither)
ऊह्याथे:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया) — कर्म-ग्रहणम् अपेक्षितम्
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (धातु ‘वहने/नयने’) with preverb आ- → आ-वह्; Vedic form ऊह्याथे
सनात्from of old, eternally
सनात्:
Adverbial (काल-विशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसनात् (अव्यय ‘from of old, since ancient times’)
ऋतम्ṛta: truth/cosmic order
ऋतम्:
Karma (कर्म) — ‘ऊह्याथे’ इत्यस्य
TypeNoun
Rootऋत- (प्रातिपदिक ‘cosmic order, truth’)
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