Rig Veda 6.48.9: Mandala 6, Sukta 48, Mantra 9
Sukta 6.48
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya tradition; RV 6 attributed to Bharadvāja seers)
Devata: Agni (as guide and charioteer of rayi/inner wealth)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable for RV 6.48; this verse fits the Trishtubh cadence)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वं नश्चित्र ऊत्या वसो राधांसि चोदय । अस्य रायस्त्वमग्ने रथीरसि विदा गाधं तुचे तु नः ॥
Transliteration
tváṃ naś citrá ūtyā vaso rā́dhāṃsi codaya | asyá rāyás tvám agne rathī́r asi vidā́ gā́dhaṃ túce tú naḥ ||
Translation
Du, o Agni, lichtvoll in deiner Hilfe, treibe uns die Kräfte der Erfüllung an, o Vasu. An dieser Fülle (rayi) bist du der Wagenlenker; finde unserem Streben eine feste Furt, einen sicheren Übergang durch die schwierige Bewegung.
Word by Word
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःfor us / to us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चित्रःbright, wondrous
चित्रः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊत्याwith help / by aid
ऊत्या:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (प्रातिपदिक)
वसोO good one / O benefactor
वसो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
राधांसिgifts, bounties
राधांसि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
चोदयimpel, bestow, set in motion
चोदय:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootचुद् (धातु)
अस्यof this
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रायःof wealth
रायः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रायि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wealth’)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
रथीःcharioteer, one with a chariot
रथीः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण/नाम)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootरथिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
असिyou are
असि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
विदाknow, find
विदा:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb (injunctive/imperative-like Vedic form)
Rootविद् (धातु)
गाधम्ford, passage
गाधम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगाध (प्रातिपदिक)
तुचेfor need / in distress
तुचे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootतुचि/तुच (प्रातिपदिक; ‘need, want, distress’)
तुbut, indeed
तु:
(सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (निपात)
नःfor us / to us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
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