Rig Veda 8.6.38: Mandala 8, Sukta 6, Mantra 38
Sukta 8.6
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇva lineage)
Devata: Indra (with Soma imagery; cosmic support invoked)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify with metrical index)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अनु त्वा रोदसी उभे चक्रं न वर्त्येतशम् । अनु सुवानास इन्दवः ॥
Transliteration
ánu tvā ródasī ubhé cakráṃ ná vartí etaśám | ánu suvānā́sa índavaḥ ||
Translation
وراءك تمضي السماءُ والأرضُ كلتاهما، كدورانِ عجلةٍ مع الجوادِ السريع؛ ووراءك تتبعُ قطراتُ السُّوما حين تُعصر—قوى البهجة التي تجري في ركابك وتغذّي نصرك.
Word by Word
अनुafter, along, following
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
त्वाyou (acc. sg.)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रोदसीthe two worlds (Heaven and Earth)
रोदसी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक; द्यावापृथिव्यौ)
उभेboth
उभे:
Kartā (रोदसी-समन्वयेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ (सर्वनाम/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
चक्रम्wheel
चक्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
वर्त्येतशम्swift-turning / having swift motion
वर्त्येतशम्:
Karma (चक्रम्-विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootवर्त्येतश (प्रातिपदिक; वर्तिन्/वर्त्य + एतश ‘swift’ समास/विशेषण)
अनुafter, along
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सुवानासःpressing/being pressed (i.e., freshly pressed)
सुवानासः:
Kartā (इन्दवः-समन्वयेन)
TypeParticiple (Adjective/Noun)
Root√सु (सुव्) ‘to press/impel’ (सोम-प्रसव/अभिषव-सम्बन्ध) → सुवान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्दवःdrops of Soma
इन्दवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
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