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Rig Veda 6.17.12: Mandala 6, Sukta 17, Mantra 12

Sukta 6.17

Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

आ क्षोदो महि वृतं नदीनां परिष्ठितमसृज ऊर्मिमपाम् । तासामनु प्रवत इन्द्र पन्थां प्रार्दयो नीचीरपसः समुद्रम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 6.17.12

ā́ kṣódo mahí vṛtáṃ nadī́nāṃ pári-sthitam asṛja ū́rmim apā́m | tā́sām ánu prá-vata índra pánthāṃ prā́rdayo nī́cīr ápasaḥ samudrám ||

Du triebst die große Schranke fort, die die Flüsse umschloss, und ließest die Woge der Wasser frei. Ihrem abwärts gerichteten Lauf folgend, o Indra, bahntest du ihnen den Weg; du drängtest die Wasser hinab zum Ozean der Fülle.

forth, towards
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
क्षोदःthe impeller/agitator; the one who drives on
क्षोदः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootक्षुद् (धातु) → क्षोद (प्रातिपदिक)
महिgreatly, mightily
महि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमहि (अव्यय; from मह्/महान्-)
वृतम्the obstruction; the enclosed/blocked (thing)
वृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृ (धातु) → वृत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
like, as
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
नदीनाम्of the rivers
नदीनाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootनदी (प्रातिपदिक)
परिष्ठितम्standing around; hemming in, surrounding
परिष्ठितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपरि-स्था (धातु) → परिष्ठित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
असृजःyou released, you let loose
असृजः:
TypeVerb
Rootसृज् (धातु)
ऊर्मिम्the wave, surge
ऊर्मिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
अपाम्of the waters
अपाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअप्/आप् (प्रातिपदिक)
तासाम्of those (waters/rivers)
तासाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
अनुalong, following
अनु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
प्रवत॑ःthe downward slopes, descents
प्रवत॑ः:
Karma (path-object/extent)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
पन्थाम्path, course
पन्थाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपथिन्/पन्था (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग)
आर्दयःyou drove/impelled
आर्दयः:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्द्/आर्द् (धातु) (वेदिक: ‘to set in motion/drive, make flow’)
नीचीःdownward, low-lying
नीचीः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनीच (प्रातिपदिक)
अपसःthe waters
अपसः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप्/आप् (प्रातिपदिक)
समुद्रम्to the sea/ocean
समुद्रम्:
Karma (goal)
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)

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