Rig Veda 6.72.2 — Mandala 6, Sukta 72, Mantra 2
Sukta 6.72
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional)
Devata: Indra and Soma
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्रासोमा वासयथ उषासमुत्सूर्यं नयथो ज्योतिषा सह । उप द्यां स्कम्भथुः स्कम्भनेनाप्रथतं पृथिवीं मातरं वि ॥
Transliteration
indrā́somā vāsáyatha uṣā́sám ut sū́ryaṃ nayatho jyótiṣā sahá | úpa dyā́ṃ skambháthuḥ skámbhanenā́prathataṃ pṛthivī́ṃ mātáraṃ ví ||
Translation
হে ইন্দ্ৰ-সোমা, তোমালোকেই উষাক দীপ্ত কৰোৱা, আৰু জ্যোতিৰ শক্তিৰে সূৰ্যক আগবঢ়াই আনো। তোমালোকৰ স্তম্ভন-শক্তিৰে দ্যৌলোকক স্থিৰ কৰি ধৰা; বিস্তাৰ কৰি দিয়া মাতৃ পৃথিৱীক—তাঁৰ মহত্ত্বত।
Word by Word
इन्द्रासोमाIndra and Soma
इन्द्रासोमा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र + सोम (प्रातिपदिक) (द्वन्द्व-समास)
वासयथःyou two cause to dwell / make (it) shine forth
वासयथः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√वास्/√वस् (caus. वासयति)
उषासम्the Dawn
उषासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
उत्up; forth
उत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सूर्यम्the Sun
सूर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
नयथःyou two lead / bring
नयथः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√नी
ज्योतिषाwith light
ज्योतिषा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सहtogether; along with
सह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह (अव्यय)
उपup to; towards
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
द्याम्the heaven (sky)
द्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
स्कम्भथुःyou two propped / supported
स्कम्भथुः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√स्कम्भ्
स्कम्भनेनby (your) support; with a prop
स्कम्भनेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्कम्भन (√स्कम्भ् से कृत-प्रातिपदिक; करण/साधन-भाव)
आforth; fully
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
प्रथतम्you two spread out / made broad
प्रथतम्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√प्रथ्
पृथिवीम्the Earth
पृथिवीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
मातरम्(as) mother
मातरम्:
Karma (विशेषण-भावे अपि)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart; widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
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