Rig Veda 6.2.7: Mandala 6, Sukta 2, Mantra 7
Sukta 6.2
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional attribution for Mandala 6)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable for RV 6.2; verify against pada-count tradition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अधा हि विक्ष्वीड्योऽसि प्रियो नो अतिथिः । रण्वः पुरीव जूर्यः सूनुर्न त्रययाय्यः ॥
Transliteration
adhā́ hi vikṣv ī́ḍyo’si priyó no átīthiḥ | raṇváḥ purī́va jū́ryaḥ sūnúr na trayayā́yyaḥ ||
Translation
Therefore, among the peoples thou art worthy of our aspiration and praise; thou art our beloved guest. Delightful, like a stronghold, ever-young in thy power of growth, thou art like a son bringing a threefold increase (of the being).
Word by Word
अधाthen, thereafter
अधा:
Adhikaraṇa (काल-निर्देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधा (अव्यय)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
विक्षुamong the clans/settlements
विक्षु:
Adhikaraṇa (स्थान/समूह)
TypeNoun
Rootवि + क्षु (प्रातिपदिक: विक्षु < *विक्षु- ‘settlements/clans’)
ईड्यःpraiseworthy, worthy of invocation
ईड्यः:
Kartā-विशेषणम् (प्रथमा-सम्बन्धः)
TypeAdjective
Rootईड्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < √ईड्/ईळ् (स्तुति/याचना)
असिyou are
असि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू/सत्तायाम्)
प्रियःdear, beloved
प्रियः:
Kartā-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
नःto us / our
नः:
Sampradāna/सम्बन्ध (हित-सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अतिथिःguest
अतिथिः:
Kartā (सम्बोधनार्थे/विधेय-कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootअतिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
रण्वःdelightful, gladdening
रण्वः:
Kartā-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootरण्व (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरीवlike a stronghold (as it were)
पुरीव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरीव (अव्ययीभाव/उपमान-निपात: पुरी + इव)
जूर्यःyouthful/ardent (vigorous)
जूर्यः:
Kartā-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootजूर्य (प्रातिपदिक; वेद. ‘youthful/quick/ardent’)
सूनुःson
सूनुः:
Kartā (विधेय-कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootसूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमान-निपात)
त्रययाय्यःmoving in a threefold way / of triple course
त्रययाय्यः:
Kartā-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रययाय्य (प्रातिपदिक; वेद. ‘belonging to the threefold course/three ways’)
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