Rig Veda 1.6.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 6, Mantra 4

Sukta 1.6

Rishi: Madhuchchhandas Vaiśvāmitra (traditional attribution for RV 1.1–1.11; applied here to 1.6)

Devata: Indra (with the Maruts as associated powers in the hymn-context)

Chandas: Gāyatrī (hymn RV 1.6 is predominantly Gāyatrī)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आदह स्वधामनु पुनर्गर्भत्वमेरिरे । दधाना नाम यज्ञियम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.6.4

Transliteration

ād áha svadhā́m ánu púnar garbhatvám airire | dádhānā nā́ma yajñíyam ||

Translation

Da, ihrer eigenen Kraft (svadhā) folgend, drängten sie erneut in den Zustand des Werdens; den heiligen Namen tragend, opferwürdig (yajñiya).

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Word by Word

• आदः: then; thereupon
• आदः: —
• Type: Pronoun/Indeclinable
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) अथवा अव्यय ‘आदः/अथ’ (वैदिक) प्रयोग

• स्वधाम्: (their) own power/ordinance; inherent might
• स्वधाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधा (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक)

• अनु: according to; following
• अनु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)

• गर्भत्वम्: the state of being in the womb; conception
• गर्भत्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भत्व (नपुं. प्रातिपदिक; गर्भ + त्व)

• एरिरे: they set in motion; they roused/attained
• एरिरे: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर्/इर् (धातु; ‘ईरयति/ईरते’—प्रेरणे/गत्यर्थे)

• दधानाः: bearing; placing; holding
• दधानाः: Kartā
• Type: Participle
• Root: धा (धातु) → दधाना (वर्तमान कृदन्त)

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (नपुं. प्रातिपदिक)

• यज्ञियम्: worthy of sacrifice; sacred/ritual
• यज्ञियम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञिय (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; यज्ञ + य)