Rig Veda 1.6.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 6, Mantra 8
Sukta 1.6
Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (traditional attribution for RV 1.1–1.11; including 1.6)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 pādas of 8 syllables; typical for this Indra-stotra cluster)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अनवद्यैरभिद्युभिर्मखः सहस्वदर्चति । गणैरिन्द्रस्य काम्यैः ॥
Transliteration
anavadyáir abhidyúbhir makháḥ sáhasvad arcati | gaṇaír índrasya kāmyáiḥ ||
Translation
অনবদ্য, অভিদ্যুভি (স্বর্গ-প্রেরক) শক্তিসমূহে যুক্ত মখ (যজ্ঞবল) পরিপূর্ণ সামর্থ্যে স্তোত্র উচ্চারণ করে; ইন্দ্রের কাম্য (ইচ্ছিত) গণসমূহের সঙ্গে (সংযুক্ত ও উন্নীত হতে) আকাঙ্ক্ষা করে।
Word by Word
अनवद्यैःwith blameless (ones)
अनवद्यैः:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootअनवद्य (प्रातिपदिक; a- + अवद्य < √वद् ‘to speak/blame’)
अभिद्युभिःwith overpowering/bright (ones)
अभिद्युभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootअभिद्यु (प्रातिपदिक; अभि- + द्यु ‘heavenly/bright’, Vedic) अथवा अभिद्युभ्- (Vedic stem)
मखःthe sacrificer / the rite (personified)
मखः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमख (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा मख- (देवता/यज्ञ-सम्बद्धः)
सहस्वत्mightily, with strength
सहस्वत्:
—
TypeAdjective (used adverbially) / Indeclinable-like
Rootसहस्वत् (प्रातिपदिक; सहस् ‘might’ + -वत्)
अर्चतिpraises, sings
अर्चति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अर्च् (स्तुतौ/पूजायाम्)
गणैःwith the troops/bands
गणैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगण (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
काम्यैःwith desirable (ones)
काम्यैः:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootकाम्य (प्रातिपदिक; √कम् ‘to desire’ → ‘desirable’)
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