Rig Veda 6.32.3: Mandala 6, Sukta 32, Mantra 3

Sukta 6.32

Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

स वह्निभिॠक्वभिर्गोषु शश्वन्मितज्ञुभिः पुरुकृत्वा जिगाय । पुरः पुरोहा सखिभिः सखीयन्दृळ्हा रुरोज कविभिः कविः सन् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 6.32.3

Transliteration

sa vahni-bhir ṛkva-bhir goṣu śaśvan mitajñu-bhiḥ puru-kṛtvā jigāya | puraḥ puraḥ-hā sakhi-bhiḥ sakhīyan dṛḷhā ruroja kavi-bhiḥ kaviḥ san ||

Translation

ومع حَمَلةِ اللهيب، ومع مُرتِّلي الرِّك (ṛk)، على الدوام بين الأشعّة، ومع العارفينَ ذوي القياس، صانعًا العملَ بوجوهٍ كثيرة، ظَفِرَ. هادمُ الحصون، يمضي في صُحبةِ الأصحابِ صُحبةً، فحطَّ المقاوماتِ الصلبة—كافيًا مع الكَفِيّين (kavi)، صارَ فينا قوّةَ الرؤيا/الشعر.

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Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स

• वह्निभिः: with/through the bearers (fire-priests/impellers)
• वह्निभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)

• ऋक्वभिः: with the ṛk-singers (chanters)
• ऋक्वभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक्वन्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• गोṣu: among the cows / in the cattle (spoils)
• गोṣu: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो- (प्रातिपदिक)

• शश्वत्: always, continually
• शश्वत्: Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शश्वत् (अव्यय/निपात)

• मितज्ञुभिः: with the measured/wise (knowers of measure)
• मितज्ञुभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: मितज्ञु- (प्रातिपदिक)

• पुरुकृत्वा: having done much; of many deeds
• पुरुकृत्वा: Kartā (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरु-कृत्वा (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास)

• जिगाय: won, conquered
• जिगाय: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जि (जये)

• पुरः: forth, forward; in front
• पुरः: Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस्/पुरः (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्)

• पुरोहाः: the one placed in front; the leader/priest (purohita)
• पुरोहाः: Kartā (apposition to सः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरो-हा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पुरः’ + √हा ‘to put/place’ → ‘one who puts in front’)

• सखिभिः: with friends
• सखिभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि- (प्रातिपदिक)

• सखीयन्: seeking/acting as a friend; befriending
• सखीयन्: Kartā (qualifier)
• Type: Verb (participial)
• Root: सखी-य (denominative/verb-stem from सखि ‘friend’)

• दृळ्हाः: firm, strong (fortresses)
• दृळ्हाः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृळ्ह- (प्रातिपदिक; √दृंह्/दृढ् ‘to make firm’ से)

• रुरोज: broke, shattered
• रुरोज: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रुज् (भङ्गे ‘to break’)

• कविभिः: with poets/seers
• कविभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवि- (प्रातिपदिक)

• कविः: a poet-seer
• कविः: Kartā (apposition to सः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवि- (प्रातिपदिक)

• सन्: being
• सन्: Kartā (qualifier)
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: √अस् (भुवि ‘to be’)