Rig Veda 6.28.3 — Mandala 6, Sukta 28, Mantra 3
Sukta 6.28
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional attribution for Mandala 6); for 6.28 specifically: Bharadvāja lineage hymn to the Cows
Devata: Gāvaḥ (Cows as luminous powers); implicitly Indra as Gopati/Protector in the hymn-context
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (11-syllable pādas; standard for many RV 6 hymns)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
न ता नशन्ति न दभाति तस्करो नासामामित्रो व्यथिरा दधर्षति । देवाँश्च याभिर्यजते ददाति च ज्योगित्ताभिः सचते गोपतिः सह ॥
Transliteration
ná tā́ naśanti ná dabhāti taskaráḥ ná āsām āmitró vyáthir ā dadharṣati | devā́ṃś ca yā́bhir yájate dádāti ca jyók it tā́bhiḥ sacate gó-patiḥ sahá ||
Translation
إنها (الأشعّة، أبقارُ النور) لا تهلك؛ ولا يقدرُ لصٌّ أن يخدعها. ولا قوّةٌ معادية، ولا خوفٌ مُزلزِلٌ يستطيع أن يقهرها. وبالقوى نفسها التي بها يقرّبُ الطالبُ القُربانَ للآلهة ويُعطي أيضًا—بتلك القوى يَسكنُ الغوبَتي (Gopati)، سيّدُ/حارسُ الأشعّة، ويقترنُ إلى الأبد.
Word by Word
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
ताःthose (f.)
ताः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नशन्तिperish / are destroyed
नशन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootनश्
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
दभातिharms / deceives
दभाति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदभ्
तस्करःthief
तस्करः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootतस्कर
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
आसाम्of these (them)
आसाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → अस्मद्/इदम्-समूह; ‘आ’ उपसर्गयुक्त रूप
अमित्रःenemy
अमित्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअमित्र
व्यथिःdistress / affliction
व्यथिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootव्यथि (स्त्री) / व्यथ् (धातु-सम्बन्ध)
आtowards; upon
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb) / particle
Rootआ
दधर्षतिdares / assails / overpowers
दधर्षति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधृष्
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
याभिःwith which (f.)
याभिः:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यजतेworships / sacrifices
यजते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयज्
ददातिgives
ददाति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदा
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
ज्योगित्ever; continually
ज्योगित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootज्योति/ज्योक् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
ताभिःwith those (f.)
ताभिः:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सचतेassociates / is joined
सचते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसच्
गोपतिःlord/guardian of cattle
गोपतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगो-पति (समास)
सहtogether; with
सह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
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