Rig Veda 6.36.2: Mandala 6, Sukta 36, Mantra 2

Sukta 6.36

Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (Bharadvāja family)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; not mechanically verified here)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अनु प्र येजे जन ओजो अस्य सत्रा दधिरे अनु वीर्याय । स्यूमगृभे दुधयेऽर्वते च क्रतुं वृञ्जन्त्यपि वृत्रहत्ये ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 6.36.2

Transliteration

ánu prá yeje jáná ójo asya satrā́ dadhire ánu vīryā́ya | syūmá-gṛbhe dúdhaye 'rváte ca krátum vṛñjánty ápi vṛtrahátye ||

Translation

Men follow and worship his might; they set themselves steadily after his hero-force. For the grasp of increase, for the yielding and for the steed of progress, they choose the will and right discernment—even for the slaying of the Coverer.

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Word by Word

• अनु: after, along, in accordance
• अनु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• ये॒जे: he has worshipped/sacrificed
• ये॒जे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज्

• जनः: the people, folk
• जनः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)

• ओजः: strength, vigor
• ओजः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्य: of him/this (his)
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सत्रा: continually, altogether
• सत्रा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्रा (अव्यय)

• दधिरे: they have placed/assumed
• दधिरे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा

• अनु: after, following
• अनु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• वीर्याय: for (his) heroism/valor
• वीर्याय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्यूमगृभे: in the ‘sūma-grasp’ (a ritual grasp/hold; fixed Vedic term)
• स्यूमगृभे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्यूम-गृभ (समास; प्रातिपदिक)

• दुधये: for the milker/giver of milk (Vedic epithet)
• दुधये: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुधि (प्रातिपदिक; Vedic)

• अर्वते: for the steed/horse
• अर्वते: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• क्रतुम्: resolve, will, ritual power
• क्रतुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)

• वृञ्जन्ति: they set in order/prepare/arrange
• वृञ्जन्ति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृञ्ज्

• अपि: also, moreover; towards
• अपि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)

• वृत्रहत्ये: in/for the slaying of Vṛtra (Vṛtra-killing deed)
• वृत्रहत्ये: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्र-हत्य (समास; प्रातिपदिक)