Rig Veda 6.75.8: Mandala 6, Sukta 75, Mantra 8
Sukta 6.75
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) tradition
Devata: Chariot/weapon-sacral complex (ratha, āyudha, varman) as protective divine function
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
रथवाहनं हविरस्य नाम यत्रायुधं निहितमस्य वर्म । तत्रा रथमुप शग्मं सदेम विश्वाहा वयं सुमनस्यमानाः ॥
Transliteration
ratha-vā́hanam havírasya nā́ma yátrā́yudham ní-hitam asya várma | tátrā rathám úpa śagmám sadema viśvā́hā vayáṃ su-manasyámānāḥ ||
Translation
‘ৰথৱাহন’—এই হৱিৰ্-অৰ্পণস্থলৰ নাম; য’ত অস্ত্ৰ আৰু তাৰ বর্ম (কৱচ) থৈ দিয়া আছে। তাতেই আমি বিজয়ী ৰথৰ ওচৰলৈ আগবাঢ়ি, সুশোভন আসনত বহোঁ—সকলো দিন, সু-মনা (সুমনস্য) ধৰি।
Word by Word
रथवाहनम्the chariot-vehicle (chariot-bearer/means of chariot-carrying)
रथवाहनम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरथ-वाहन
हविषःof the oblation
हविषः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootहविस्
नाम(as) the name; by name
नाम:
विशेषण/सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootनामन्
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र
आयुधम्weapon
आयुधम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootआयुध
निहितम्placed, deposited
निहितम्:
कर्म (कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘स्थापितम्’)
TypeParticiple
Rootधा (नि-धा) → निहित
अस्यof it/this (of him/this one)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
वर्मarmor, protective covering
वर्म:
कर्म/अधिकरण (यत्र…निहितम्)
TypeNoun
Rootवर्मन्
तत्रthere
तत्र:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
रथम्chariot
रथम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
उपnear, towards
उप:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप
शग्मम्strong, serviceable, efficient
शग्मम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशग्म
सदेमmay we sit/abide; may we take our place
सदेम:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootसद्
विश्वाहाall days; always
विश्वाहा:
अधिकरण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविश्व + अहन् (अहः)
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
सुमनस्यमानाःbeing well-disposed; seeking good will; with good thoughts
सुमनस्यमानाः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeParticiple
Rootसु-मनस् + √यम् (नामधातु/denom.) → सुमनस्य (प्रसन्नचित्तं कर्तुम्/भवितुम्)
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