Rig Veda 6.18.1: Mandala 6, Sukta 18, Mantra 1
Sukta 6.18
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional for RV 6.18)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तमु ष्टुहि यो अभिभूत्योजा वन्वन्नवातः पुरुहूत इन्द्रः । अषाळ्हमुग्रं सहमानमाभिर्गीर्भिर्वर्ध वृषभं चर्षणीनाम् ॥
Transliteration
tám u ṣṭuhi yó abhibhū́ty-ojā vanván ávātāḥ puru-hūtá índraḥ | aṣā́ḷham ugráṃ sáhamānam ābhír gī́rbhir vardha vṛṣabháṃ carṣaṇīnā́m ||
Translation
سَبِّحوه—إندرا—الذي تَغلِبُ قُوّتُه كلَّ هُجوم، والذي يَفوزُ غيرَ مُرتَدّ، الكثيرَ الاستدعاء. وبهذه الأناشيدِ زِدوا الذي لا يُقهَر، الشديدَ، الصابرَ؛ ثورَ الشُّعوب.
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उindeed / just
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
ष्टुहिpraise (you)
ष्टुहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु (धातु)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अभिभूत्योजाःof overpowering might
अभिभूत्योजाः:
कर्तृ (यः…)
TypeAdjective
Rootअभिभूति-ओजस् (समासः; ओजस्-प्रातिपदिक)
वन्वन्striving / pressing on
वन्वन्:
कर्तृ (यः…)
TypeVerb
Rootवन्व्/वन् (धातु; ‘to strive/press on, pursue’)
अवातःunopposed / not driven back (lit. ‘without wind/without blowing against’)
अवातः:
कर्तृ (यः…)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ- + वात (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुहूतःmuch-invoked
पुरुहूतः:
कर्तृ (यः…)
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु-हूत (समासः; √ह्वे/हू ‘to call’)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ (यः…)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अषाळ्हम्unconquered / unconquerable
अषाळ्हम्:
कर्म (वर्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-षाळ्ह (प्रातिपदिक; √सह्/√षह् ‘to withstand, conquer’ से ‘षाळ्ह’)
उग्रम्fierce
उग्रम्:
कर्म (वर्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सहमानम्enduring / prevailing
सहमानम्:
कर्म (वर्ध)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√सह् (धातु)
आभिःwith these
आभिः:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; स्त्री. ‘आ’/‘इमा’ रूप)
गीर्भिःwith hymns
गीर्भिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगीर् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘song, hymn’)
वर्धmake grow / strengthen
वर्ध:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु)
वृषभम्the bull (chief/strong one)
वृषभम्:
कर्म (वर्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootवृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
चर्षणीनाम्of the peoples / of men
चर्षणीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootचर्षणी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘men, peoples’)
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