Rig Veda 6.48.12: Mandala 6, Sukta 48, Mantra 12
Sukta 6.48
Rishi: Bharadvāja
Devata: Maruts (invoked through the ‘cow’/inspiration that nourishes them; secondary tie to Agni hymn-context)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
या शर्धाय मारुताय स्वभानवे श्रवोऽमृत्यु धुक्षत । या मृळीके मरुतां तुराणां या सुम्नैरेवयावरी ॥
Transliteration
yā́ śárdhāya mārútāya svabhā́nave śrávo ’mṛ́tyu dhúkṣata | yā́ mṛḷīké marútāṃ turā́ṇāṃ yā́ sumnáir evayā́varī ||
Translation
تلكَ القوّةُ المُلهِمةُ—التي لِجَمعِ الماروت، لِذوي النورِ الذاتيّ، تَحْلِبُ شُهرةً تَغْلِبُ الموت؛ والتي هي رِقّةُ النِّعمةِ لماروت السِّراع؛ والتي ببركاتِها تُدني المَطلوبَ المُشتهى—فَلْتَفِضْ.
Word by Word
याshe who (which)
या:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शर्धायwith a troop/host
शर्धाय:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशर्धा- (प्रातिपदिक) < शृध्/शर्ध् (बल/समूह)
मारुतायfor the Marut (host)
मारुताय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमारुत- (प्रातिपदिक) < मरुत्
स्वभानवेfor the self-radiant one
स्वभानवे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootस्वभानु- (प्रातिपदिक) (स्व- + भानु ‘प्रभा/दीप्ति’)
श्रवःfame, renown
श्रवः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस्- (प्रातिपदिक) < श्रु (कीर्ति/यशस्)
अमृत्युःdeathless
अमृत्युः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअमृत्यु- (प्रातिपदिक) (अ- + मृत्यु)
धुक्षतlet them milk/produce
धुक्षत:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधुक्ष्/दुह् (दोहने/पूरणे)
याshe who
या:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मृळीकेin mercy, in graciousness
मृळीके:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमृळीक- (प्रातिपदिक) < मृड्/मृळ् (अनुग्रहे)
मरुताम्of the Maruts
मरुताम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत्- (प्रातिपदिक)
तुराणाम्of the swift/impetuous
तुराणाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeAdjective
Rootतुर- (प्रातिपदिक) < तुर् (शीघ्र/वेग)
याshe who
या:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुम्नैःwith favors, with blessings
सुम्नैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसुम्न- (प्रातिपदिक) (सु- + मन्/म्न ‘अनुग्रह/कृपा’)
एवindeed, just
एव:
(सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
यावरीthe bringing/approaching one (bestowing)
यावरी:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Noun (epithet)
Rootयावरी- (प्रातिपदिक) < √या (गत्यर्थ) (वृत्ति: ‘आगमन/प्रापण’)
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