Rig Veda 6.45.17: Mandala 6, Sukta 45, Mantra 17
Sukta 6.45
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) tradition (Mandala 6 is predominantly Bharadvāja); specific rishi for 6.45 commonly attributed within Bharadvāja corpus
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (hymn 6.45 is predominantly Triṣṭubh; this verse conforms to the cadence of the section)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यो गृणतामिदासिथापिरूती शिवः सखा । स त्वं न इन्द्र मृळय ॥
Transliteration
yó gṛ́ṇatām íd āsíthā́pirūtī́ śiváḥ sakhā́ | sá tváṃ na indra mṛḷaya ||
Translation
O Indra, du, der du wahrlich die nahe Stütze und rettende Hilfe für die bist, die das inspirierte Wort singen, der gütige Freund—du selbst, eben der, erbarme dich unser.
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā (सम्बन्धवाचकः—यः … सः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गृणताम्of the praisers (of those who sing/praise)
गृणताम्:
Adhikaraṇa/सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः: ‘of those who praise’)
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootगृ (धातु) → गृणत् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त/शतृ)
इद्indeed, just
इद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात)
आसिथyou have been / you were
आसिथ:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु) [वेदिक-रूप]
अपिalso
अपि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (निपात)
ऊतीhelp, aid
ऊती:
Kartā/विशेषण-भाव (सः … ऊती)
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (स्त्री-प्रातिपदिक)
शिवःkind, auspicious
शिवः:
Kartā-विशेषणम् (सखा-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootशिव (प्रातिपदिक)
सखाfriend
सखा:
Kartā (यः … सः)
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘friend’)
सःhe (that one)
सः:
Kartā (अन्वय-सम्बन्धः: यः … सः)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Kartā (सम्बोधन-समीपस्थः कर्ता)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःto us / our
नः:
Sampradāna (दत्त/अनुग्रह-लाभार्थः: ‘to us’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
मृळयbe gracious, show mercy
मृळय:
Kriyā (आज्ञा/प्रार्थना)
TypeVerb
Rootमृळ्/मृड् (धातु; ‘to be gracious, to show mercy’)
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