Rig Veda 6.59.4: Mandala 6, Sukta 59, Mantra 4
Sukta 6.59
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya)
Devata: Indrāgnī
Chandas: Jagatī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
य इन्द्राग्नी सुतेषु वां स्तवत्तेष्वृतावृधा । जोषवाकं वदतः पज्रहोषिणा न देवा भसथश्चन ॥
Transliteration
ya índrāgnī sutéṣu vāṃ stávát téṣv ṛtā-vṛdhā́ | joṣa-vā́kaṃ vádataḥ pajra-hoṣiṇā ná devā bhasáthaś cana ||
Translation
Wer euch, o Indra und Agni, unter den gepressten Soma-Opfern preist — o Mehrer der Ṛta —, ein Wort sprechend, das eure Zustimmung gewinnt, mit kraftvoller Stimme: den lasst ihr, o Götter, in keiner Weise im Stich.
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) य-
इन्द्राग्नीO Indra and Agni / Indra-Agni
इन्द्राग्नी:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र + अग्नि (समासः द्वन्द्वः)
सुतेषुamong the pressed (Soma-juices)
सुतेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसुत (√सु ‘to press’ → सुत ‘pressed (Soma)’)
वाम्you two (of you / you two)
वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
स्तवत्praises
स्तवत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√स्तु (स्तवति)
तेषुamong those
तेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) त-
ऋतावृधाO you two who increase (uphold) ṛta
ऋतावृधा:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootऋत + वृध (√वृध् ‘to grow/increase’) (बहुव्रीहिः/कर्मधारयः)
जोṣवाकम्with pleasing speech / in a conciliatory way
जोṣवाकम्:
Karaṇa
TypeIndeclinable/Adverbial compound
Rootजोṣ (√जुष् ‘to enjoy/favor’) + वाक (वाच् ‘speech’) (समासः) अथवा अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगः
वदतःspeaking (you two speaking)
वदतः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√वद् (वदति)
पज्रहोषिणाwith the strong/firm-sounding call (or: with the ‘pajra’-cry)
पज्रहोषिणा:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective/Agent noun
Rootपज्र + होषिन् (√हुष्/√होष् ‘to call/cry out’—Vedic) (समासः) + तृतीया
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
भसथःharm/defeat (as a thing that occurs)
भसथः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootभसथ (Vedic noun; ‘injury/defeat/hostility’ in context)
चनeven / at all
चन:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचन
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