Rig Veda 6.47.1: Mandala 6, Sukta 47, Mantra 1
Sukta 6.47
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional for RV 6.47)
Devata: Indra (with Soma as empowering medium)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स्वादुष्किलायं मधुमाँ उतायं तीव्रः किलायं रसवाँ उतायम् । उतो न्वस्य पपिवांसमिन्द्रं न कश्चन सहत आहवेषु ॥
Transliteration
svādúṣ kilā́yaṃ mádhumām̐ utā́yaṃ tīvráḥ kilā́yaṃ rásavām̐ utā́yam | utó nv asyá papivā́ṃsam índraṃ ná káś caná sahata āhavéṣu ||
Translation
حلوٌ حقًّا هذا، مفعمٌ بالعسل؛ حادٌّ حقًّا هذا، مملوءٌ بالجوهر. والآن، حين شربه إندرا، لا أحدَ البتّةَ يقدر أن يصمد له في المعارك الباطنة.
Word by Word
स्वादुःsweet, pleasant
स्वादुः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण ‘अयम्’ इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वादु- (प्रातिपदिक)
किलindeed, surely
किल:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिल (निपात)
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मधुमान्honeyed, full of sweetness
मधुमान्:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण ‘अयम्’ इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तीव्रःsharp, strong
तीव्रः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण ‘अयम्’ इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootतीव्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
किलindeed
किल:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिल (निपात)
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रसवान्juicy, full of sap/flavour
रसवान्:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण ‘अयम्’ इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootरसवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उतोand further / moreover
उतो:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
नुnow, indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
अस्यof him/this (i.e., of Indra)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पपिवांसम्having drunk (well), the drinker
पपिवांसम्:
Karma (इन्द्रम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival) / Kṛdanta
Rootपा (धातु) → पपिवांस् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, परिपूर्ण/भूतकृत्)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
कश्चनanyone (at all)
कश्चन:
Kartā
TypePronoun (indefinite)
Rootक (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चन (निपात)
सहतेis able to withstand/prevail
सहते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootसह् (धातु)
आहवेषुin battles, in combats
आहवेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootआहव- (प्रातिपदिक)
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