Rig Veda 6.28.7 — Mandala 6, Sukta 28, Mantra 7
Sukta 6.28
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Gāvaḥ (Rays/Cows); Rudra invoked apotropaically
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रजावतीः सूयवसं रिशन्तीः शुद्धा अपः सुप्रपाणे पिबन्तीः । मा वः स्तेन ईशत माघशंसः परि वो हेती रुद्रस्य वृज्याः ॥
Transliteration
prajā́vatīḥ su-yávasaṃ riśántīḥ śuddhā́ ápaḥ su-prapāṇé píbantīḥ | mā vaḥ stená īśata mā́gha-śaṃsaḥ pári vo hetī́ rudrásya vṛjyāḥ ||
Translation
يا أيتها الأشعّة، الغنية بالذرية، الراعية في المرعى الحسن، الشاربةُ المياهَ الطاهرةَ عند موردٍ حسن الشرب—لا يَسُدْ عليكم سارقٌ، ولا يَغْلِبْ عليكم ذو قولٍ خبيث. وحولكم لِيُصْرَفْ سلاحُ رُدرا المقذوف بعيدًا.
Word by Word
प्रजावतीःhaving offspring, fruitful
प्रजावतीः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रजा-वत् (प्रजाः + -वत्)
सूयवसम्good fodder/abundant pasture
सूयवसम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (used adjectivally)
Rootसु-यवस- (यवस् ‘fodder/grass’)
रिशन्तीःbeing harmed / suffering
रिशन्तीः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (present participle)
Root√रिश् (रिशति ‘to be harmed/ to suffer injury’)
शुद्धाःpure
शुद्धाः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootशुद्ध- (ppp of √शुध्/√शुच् ‘to purify/ be pure’)
अपःwaters
अपः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअप्- (waters)
सु-प्रपाणेat a good watering-place
सु-प्रपाणे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootसु-प्रपाण- (प्रपाण ‘drinking-place, watering-trough’)
पिबन्तीःdrinking
पिबन्तीः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (present participle)
Root√पा (पिबति ‘to drink’)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable (prohibitive particle)
Rootमा
वःof you / your
वः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
स्तेनःa thief
स्तेनः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootस्तेन-
ईशतmay (he) have power over / may control
ईशत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ईश् (ईष्टे/ईशते ‘to rule, have power’)
माघशंसःthe evil-speaker / malicious praiser (i.e., wrongdoer)
माघशंसः:
कर्तृ (apposition to स्तेनः)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootमाघ-शंस- (माघ ‘bountiful gift’ + शंस ‘praise/renown’; also ‘one who speaks ill’ in context)
परिaround, away from
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootपरि
वःyou
वः:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
हेतीmissile, weapon, blow
हेती:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootहेति-
रुद्रस्यof Rudra
रुद्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootरुद्र-
वृज्याःmay you ward off / avert
वृज्याः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वृज् (वृजति ‘to ward off, remove’)
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