Rig Veda 6.56.6: Mandala 6, Sukta 56, Mantra 6
Sukta 6.56
Rishi: Bharadvāja
Devata: Pūṣan
Chandas: Jagatī (the verse length and cadence suggest Jagatī; exact confirmation requires syllable count per pāda)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ ते स्वस्तिमीमह आरेअघामुपावसुम् । अद्या च सर्वतातये श्वश्च सर्वतातये ॥
Transliteration
ā́ te svastím īmahe ārḗ’ghām upā́vasum | adyā́ ca sarvátātaye śváś ca sarvátātaye ||
Translation
نلتمس منك العافية—بإبعاد الشرّ وتقريب الثروة الحقّة؛ تمامًا اليوم، وتمامًا غدًا.
Word by Word
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
तेof/for you
ते:
सम्बन्ध (possessor/related-to)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) / tvad (2nd person pronoun)
स्वस्तिम्well-being, welfare
स्वस्तिम्:
कर्म (object)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक) / svasti
ईमहेwe seek, we implore
ईमहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootईम् (ईमहे) √ई/इ (गतौ/प्राप्तौ) (वैदिक प्रयोगः) / √ī/√i (to go/seek/attain)
आरेfar away
आरे:
अधिकारण/दिशा (adverbial: at a distance)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआरे (अव्यय) / āre
अघाम्evils, harms
अघाम्:
कर्म (object: what is to be kept away)
TypeNoun
Rootअघ (प्रातिपदिक) / agha
उपnear, towards
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) / upa
वसुम्the good one; benefactor; wealth-giver
वसुम्:
कर्म (object; the one approached/implored)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक) / vasu
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
अधिकारण (time)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय) / adya
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय) / ca
सर्वतातयेfor all-wholeness; for complete prosperity
सर्वतातये:
सम्प्रदान (purpose/for)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वताति (प्रातिपदिक) / sarvatāti
श्वःtomorrow
श्वः:
अधिकारण (time)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootश्वः (अव्यय) / śvaḥ
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय) / ca
सर्वतातयेfor complete prosperity (in every way)
सर्वतातये:
सम्प्रदान (purpose/for)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वताति (प्रातिपदिक) / sarvatāti
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