Rig Veda 6.47.2: Mandala 6, Sukta 47, Mantra 2
Sukta 6.47
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अयं स्वादुरिह मदिष्ठ आस यस्येन्द्रो वृत्रहत्ये ममाद । पुरूणि यश्च्यौत्ना शम्बरस्य वि नवतिं नव च देह्यो हन् ॥
Transliteration
ayáṃ svādúr ihá mádiṣṭha āsa yásyéndro vṛtrahátye mamā́da | purū́ṇi yáś cyautnā́ śámbharasya ví navatíṃ náva ca dehyò han ||
Translation
ইয়াই ইয়াত স্বাদু—সৰ্বাধিক মাদক; ইয়াতেই ইন্দ্ৰে বৃত্ৰ-বধত উল্লাস কৰে। যিজনে শম্বৰৰ বহু দুৰ্গ-দৃঢ়তা চূৰ্ণ কৰিলে, যিজনে নব্বই আৰু ন’টাকো বধ কৰিলে—সেই ইন্দ্ৰ এই বলত আনন্দ পায়।
Word by Word
अयम्this (one/thing)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्वादुःsweet, pleasant
स्वादुः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वादु (प्रातिपदिक)
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
मदिष्ठःmost intoxicating/most exhilarating
मदिष्ठः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमदिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘मद’ का अतिशय/तमप्-प्रत्ययान्त)
आसwas / has been
आस:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
यस्यof which/whose
यस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वृत्रहत्येin the slaying of Vṛtra
वृत्रहत्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्रहत्य (प्रातिपदिक; वृत्र-हत्य ‘Vṛtra-slaying’)
ममादrejoiced / became exhilarated
ममाद:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमद् (धातु)
पुरूणिmany
पुरूणि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
च्यौत्नाmighty deeds / heroic exploits
च्यौत्ना:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootच्यौत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
शम्बरस्यof Śambara
शम्बरस्य:
Sambandha
TypeProper Noun
Rootशम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, asunder (intensifier with verb)
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नवतिम्ninety
नवतिम्:
Karma
TypeNumeral
Rootनवति (प्रातिपदिक)
नवnine
नव:
Karma
TypeNumeral
Rootनव (अव्यय/संख्या)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
देह्यःstrongholds/fortresses
देह्यः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेह्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘देह’/‘देहिन्’ से व्युत्पन्न, RV में ‘किला/दुर्ग’ अर्थे)
हन्he slew / he struck down
हन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु)
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