Rig Veda 7.6.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 6, Mantra 4
Sukta 7.6
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यो अपाचीने तमसि मदन्तीः प्राचीश्चकार नृतमः शचीभिः । तमीशानं वस्वो अग्निं गृणीषेऽनानतं दमयन्तं पृतन्यून् ॥
Transliteration
yó apācī́ne támasi mádantīḥ prācī́ś cakā́ra nṛ́tamaḥ śácībhiḥ | tám īśā́naṁ vásvo agníṁ gṛṇīṣé'nā́nataṁ damáyantaṁ pṛtanyū́n ||
Translation
যিনি নিজের শক্তিতে পশ্চিমমুখী তমসে মত্তদের পূর্বদিকে ফিরিয়ে দেন—কর্মে তিনিই নৃতম (অত্যন্ত পুরুষার্থবান)। সেই বসুর ঈশান, অগ্নিকে আমি স্তব করি—অজেয়, এবং পৃতন্যুদের (যুদ্ধরতদের) দমনকারী।
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अपाचीनेin the backward/away (region/direction)
अपाचीने:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअपाचीन (प्रातिपदिक; अप + अच्/अञ्च् ‘to turn’ > ‘turned away/backward’)
तमसिin darkness
तमसि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootतमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
मदन्तीःrejoicing / exulting
मदन्तीः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootमद् (धातु)
प्राचीःthe eastern (ones/directions)
प्राचीः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राच्/प्राची (प्रातिपदिक)
चकारmade / fashioned
चकार:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
नृतमःthe most manly / best hero
नृतमः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootनृतम (प्रातिपदिक; नृ + तमप् ‘most manly/best of men’)
शचीभिःwith powers / with efficacious skills
शचीभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशची (प्रातिपदिक)
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ईशानम्ruling / sovereign
ईशानम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (participle-like)
Rootईशान (प्रातिपदिक; √ईश् ‘to rule’)
वस्वःof wealth / of good (treasure)
वस्वः:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निम्Agni
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
गृणीषेyou praise / you sing
गृणीषे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootगृ (धातु; वैदिक ‘to sing/praise’)
अनानतम्unbowed / unbending
अनानतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअनानत (प्रातिपदिक; न + √नम् ‘to bow’ > ‘not bowed down’)
दमयन्तम्taming / subduing
दमयन्तम्:
Karma
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootदमयन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; √दम् ‘to tame’ + शतृ)
पृतन्यून्the hostile foes / battle-maddened (enemies)
पृतन्यून्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootपृतन्यु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘battle-seeking/hostile’)
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