Rig Veda 6.2.1: Mandala 6, Sukta 2, Mantra 1
Sukta 6.2
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional for RV 6.2)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī (likely; RV 6.2 is predominantly gāyatrī-style short verses)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वं हि क्षैतवद्यशोऽग्ने मित्रो न पत्यसे । त्वं विचर्षणे श्रवो वसो पुष्टिं न पुष्यसि ॥
Transliteration
tváṃ hí kṣáitavád yáśo 'gne mitró ná pátyase | tváṃ vícarṣaṇe śrávo vaso púṣṭiṃ ná púṣyasi ||
Translation
فإنك، يا أغني، سيّدٌ—كالصديق—على ديارٍ مستقرةٍ ذاتِ بهاءٍ ومجد؛ أنتَ تتولّى المجد. وأنتَ، أيها الواسعُ الرؤية، تُنمّي śravas (السمعة/المجد المضيء) وتزيدُ امتلاءَ vástu (المتاع/الجوهر)، كما يُرعى الغذاءُ نفسُه.
Word by Word
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
क्षैतवत्possessing dominion/settled power
क्षैतवत्:
विशेषण (यशः-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootक्षैति (धातु √क्षि/क्षै ‘to dwell, rule’) → क्षैत (कृदन्त/विशेषण-आधार) + वत्
यशःfame, glory
यशः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रःMitra (the god), a friend
मित्रः:
कर्तृ (उपमान-वाक्ये) / उपमान
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
पत्यसेyou rule, you are lord
पत्यसे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पत्/पत्य (पत् ‘to be master/lord’) → पत्य (आत्मनेपद)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विचर्षणेO far-seeing one
विचर्षणे:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-चर्षणि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘widely-seeing/active among men’)
श्रवःrenown, fame
श्रवः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
वसोO Vasu (good one/wealth-giver)
वसो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
पुष्टिम्nourishment, prosperity
पुष्टिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
पुष्यसिyou cause to prosper, you nourish
पुष्यसि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पुष् (to thrive, make prosper)
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