Rig Veda 6.56.3 — Mandala 6, Sukta 56, Mantra 3
Sukta 6.56
Rishi: Bharadvāja
Devata: Indra/Pūṣan context; imagery centers on Sūrya as allied luminous power
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (contextual; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उतादः परुषे गवि सूरश्चक्रं हिरण्ययम् । न्यैरयद्रथीतमः ॥
Transliteration
utā́daḥ parúṣe gávi sū́raś cakráṃ hiraṇyáyam | ny àirayad rathītamáḥ ||
Translation
وكذلك هناك، على «البقرة» الوعرة (الحقل)، أدارَ سُوريا العجلةَ الذهبية؛ وأنزلها أمهرُ سائقي المركبات إلى حركةٍ منتظمة—فأدخل نظامًا مضيئًا في المادة الصلبة.
Word by Word
उतand, also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
अदःthat (thing), it
अदः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
परुषेon/at the rough (surface)
परुषे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootपरुष (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
गविon/in the cow; on the bovine (hide)
गवि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
सूरःthe hero, champion
सूरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूर (प्रातिपदिक)
चक्रंwheel, disc
चक्रं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
हिरण्ययम्golden
हिरण्ययम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्यय (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक < हिरण्य)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
निdown, forth (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि
ऐरयत्he set in motion, he drove/impelled
ऐरयत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootईर्/इर् (धातु; causative stem: ऐरय-)
रथीतमःthe best charioteer; most skilled with the chariot
रथीतमः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootरथिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + तमप् (superlative)
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