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Rig Veda 6.67.8: Mandala 6, Sukta 67, Mantra 8

Sukta 6.67

Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

ता जिह्वया सदमेदं सुमेधा आ यद्वां सत्यो अरतिॠते भूत् । तद्वां महित्वं घृतान्नावस्तु युवं दाशुषे वि चयिष्टमंहः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 6.67.8
Transliteration

tā́ jihváyā sádam ídaṃ su-medhā́ ā́ yád vāṃ satyó aratíḥ ṛté bhūt | tád vāṃ mahitváṃ ghṛtā́nnavāstu yuváṃ dāśúṣe ví cayiṣṭam áṃhaḥ ||

Translation

Mit der Zunge rechten Sprechens, o ihr Weisen, bringen wir euch dies immerdar, wenn falsche Unordnung außerhalb des ṛta aufsteht. Euer Großsein sei uns Speise aus Ghee; ihr beide sondert für den Gebenden die Not aus und schafft sie fort.

Word by Word
ताःthose (fem., they)
ताः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जिह्वयाwith the tongue
जिह्वया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootजिह्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
सदम्always
सदम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदम् (अव्यय/निपात; ‘always, continually’)
इदम्this
इदम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुमेधाःthe wise/clear-minded (fem.)
सुमेधाः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसु-मेधा (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
यत्which/that (thing)
यत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्of you two / you two
वाम्:
सम्बन्ध/कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सत्यःtrue, truthful
सत्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अरतिliberality, bounty
अरति:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअरति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘liberality/generosity’)
ऋतेin/according to cosmic order (ṛta)
ऋते:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
भूत्became, came to be
भूत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
तत्that
तत्:
कर्म/विषय
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्of you two
वाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
महित्वम्greatness, majesty
महित्वम्:
कर्तृ/कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमहित्व (प्रातिपदिक; from महत्)
घृतान्नाghee-fed / ghee-oblationed
घृतान्ना:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootघृत-अन्न (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
अवस्तुmay it be for us / may it abide
अवस्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअव (उपसर्ग) + स्था/वस्? → अवस्/अवस्तु (Vedic verbal form used as optative/imperative-like ‘may it be/abide’)
युवम्you two
युवम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दाशुषेto the worshipper/giver
दाशुषे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeParticiple (used as noun)
Rootदाश्वांस् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; from √दा/√दाश् ‘to give, worship’)
विapart, away, forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
चयिष्टम्the greatest (most)
चयिष्टम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Root√चि (धातु) → चयिष्ट (superlative kṛdanta/adj. ‘most to be gathered/most excellent’)
अंहःdistress, sin, narrowness
अंहः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअंहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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