Mantra 2
Sukta 6.55
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) tradition
Devata: Uncertain from excerpt alone; epithets (kapardin, rathītama) can point toward Rudra or a solar/leading power; requires confirmation from full RV 6.55 hymn ascription
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
रथीतमं कपर्दिनमीशानं राधसो महः । रायः सखायमीमहे ॥
Samhita Patha (IAST)
र॒थीत॑मं कप॒र्दिन॒मीशा॑नं॒ राध॑सो म॒हः । रा॒यः सखा॑यमीमहे ॥
Transliteration
rathī́tamaṃ kapardínam ī́śānaṃ rā́dhaso maháḥ | rāyáḥ sákhāyam īmahe ||
Translation
We seek as friend the supreme charioteer, the bearer of the braided power, the lord of vast plenitudes, companion of the inner wealth.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
र॒थिऽत॑मम् । क॒प॒र्दिन॑म् । ईशा॑नम् । राध॑सः । म॒हः । रा॒यः । सखा॑यम् । ई॒म॒हे॒ ॥रथितमम् । कपर्दिनम् । ईशानम् । राधसः । महः । रायः । सखायम् । ईमहे ॥rathi-tamam | kapardinam | īśānam | rādhasaḥ | mahaḥ | rāyaḥ | sakhāyam | īmahe
Word by Word
रथीतमम्the best charioteer / most chariot-skilled
रथीतमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootरथिन् (प्रातिपदिक) < रथ
कपर्दिनम्the one with braided hair / the matted-haired
कपर्दिनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootकपर्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक) < कपर्द (जटा/केशगुच्छ)
ईशानम्the ruling one, lord
ईशानम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (present participial adjective used as epithet)
Rootईशान (प्रातिपदिक; √ईश् ‘to rule, be master’)
राधसःof bounty / of gifts
राधसः:
(Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘bounty, gift, wealth’
महःgreat (bounty) / of great abundance
महः:
(Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootमहत्/महि (प्रातिपदिक) ‘great’ → महः (नपुंसक) ‘greatness, greatness/abundance’
रायःof wealth / of riches
रायः:
(Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/राय (प्रातिपदिक) ‘wealth, riches’
सखायम्a friend
सखायम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक) ‘friend’
ईमहेwe seek / we implore
ईमहे:
(Kriyā)
TypeVerb
Root√यम् (आत्मनेपद) ‘to strive for, seek, ask’ (वैदिके: ई-आगम/प्रत्ययवृद्धिः) → यामहे/ईमहे