Rig Veda 6.18.6 — Mandala 6, Sukta 18, Mantra 6
Sukta 6.18
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स हि धीभिर्हव्यो अस्त्युग्र ईशानकृन्महति वृत्रतूर्ये । स तोकसाता तनये स वज्री वितन्तसाय्यो अभवत्समत्सु ॥
Transliteration
sa hí dhībhír havyó asty ugrá īśāna-kṛ́n mahátī vṛtra-tū́rye | sa tókā-sātā tánaye sa vajrī́ vitantasā́yyo abhavat samát-su ||
Translation
فإنه حقًّا يُستدعى بالأفكار؛ هو المهيب، صانعُ السيادة في المعركة العظمى مع ڤِرْترا. وهو يظفر بالولد وبالسلالة؛ وهو، حاملُ الصاعقة (vajrī)، يصيرُ الظافرَ البعيدَ المدى في الصدامات.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
धीभिःwith insights/prayers
धीभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधी (स्त्री)
हव्यःworthy to be invoked/offered
हव्यः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्) / विधेय-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootहव्य (प्रातिपदिक; √हु ‘to offer/sacrifice’ से)
अस्तिis
अस्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)
उग्रःmighty, fierce
उग्रः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ईशानकृत्acting as lord; lordly doer
ईशानकृत्:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeCompound (agent-noun) / Adjective
Rootईशान (√ईश् ‘to rule’) + कृत् (√कृ ‘to do/make’; कृत्-प्रत्ययः ‘कृत्’ = ‘maker/doer’)
महतिin/at the great (battle/contest)
महति:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
वृत्रतूर्येin the onslaught against Vṛtra
वृत्रतूर्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootवृत्र (नाम; ‘obstructor’) + तूर्य (from √तुर् ‘to overcome/press on’; ‘assault/onslaught’)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तोकसाताwinning of offspring; gain of children
तोकसाता:
Kartā (विधेय/विशेषण-भाव) किंवा Adhikaraṇa (अर्थतः ‘in winning’)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootतोक (offspring) + सात (from √सन्/√सा ‘to win, gain’; ‘winning’)
तनयेin/for the son, in progeny
तनये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootतनय (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वज्रीthe wielder of the thunderbolt
वज्री:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवज्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having the vajra’)
वितन्तसाय्यःspreading forth (his course/expanse); far-extending
वितन्तसाय्यः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootवि-तन्तस (from √तन् ‘to stretch/spread’; ‘spreading/extension’) + आय्य (from √इ/√या ‘to go/attain’; adjectival ‘going/aiming’)
अभवत्became
अभवत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भू (सत्तायाम्)
समत्सुin battles
समत्सु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसमत्सु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘battles/contests’)
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