Rig Veda 7.91.6: Mandala 7, Sukta 91, Mantra 6

Sukta 7.91

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭhāḥ tradition of Maṇḍala 7)

Devata: Indra-Vāyu (dual)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; Maṇḍala 7 predominates in Triṣṭubh—verify against pada count in a metrical index)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

या वां शतं नियुतो याः सहस्रमिन्द्रवायू विश्ववाराः सचन्ते । आभिर्यातं सुविदत्राभिरर्वाक्पातं नरा प्रतिभृतस्य मध्वः ॥

Transliteration

yā́ vāṃ śatáṃ niyúto yā́ḥ sahásram índravāyū viśvávārā́ḥ sácante | ā́bhir yātam suvidátrābhir arvā́k pā́taṃ narā pratibhṛtásya mádhvaḥ ||

Translation

Those (yoked) forces of yours—hundreds and thousands—O Indra and Vāyu, that are rich in every desirable plenitude, gather to you. With them come down to us with clear powers of right finding; O two strong ones, drink of the honeyed delight that is offered and borne towards you.

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Word by Word

• या: she who / which
• या: Kartā (relative subject of सचन्ते)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• वाम्: for you two / of you two
• वाम्: Sampradāna (to/for you two) / Śeṣa (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (sarvanāma)

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (numerical qualifier of नियुतः)
• Type: Numeral
• Root: शत (prātipadika)

• नियुतः: teams/yokes (of horses), pairs yoked
• नियुतः: Kartā (with याः…सचन्ते)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियुत (prātipadika)

• याः: which (fem. pl.)
• याः: Kartā (relative subject of सचन्ते)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• सहस्रम्: a thousand
• सहस्रम्: Viśeṣaṇa (numerical qualifier, understood with a plural collective)
• Type: Numeral
• Root: सहस्र (prātipadika)

• इन्द्रवायू: O Indra and Vāyu
• इन्द्रवायू: Sambodhana (address)
• Type: Noun (dual deity-compound)
• Root: इन्द्र + वायु (dvandva-prātipadika)

• विश्ववाराः: all-choosing / bringing all boons
• विश्ववाराः: Viśeṣaṇa (qualifies नियुतः / implied ‘they’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व-वार (bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa adj. prātipadika)

• सचन्ते: they accompany / attend
• सचन्ते: Kriyā (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सच् (धातु; ‘to accompany, join’)

• आभिः: with these
• आभिः: Karaṇa (instrument: ‘with these’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (sarvanāma)

• यातम्: come (you two)
• यातम्: Kriyā (imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु; ‘to go, come’)

• सुविदत्राभिः: with good helps / good bestowals
• सुविदत्राभिः: Karaṇa (by/with good aids, good gifts)
• Type: Noun/Adjective (instrumental plural)
• Root: सु-विदत्र (prātipadika; ‘good bestowal/aid’)

• अर्वाक्: hither, towards us
• अर्वाक्: Adhikaraṇa (directional/locative sense: ‘hither’)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अर्वाक् (avyaya)

• पातम्: drink (you two)
• पातम्: Kriyā (imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु; ‘to drink’)

• नरा: O two men/hero-gods
• नरा: Sambodhana (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (prātipadika)

• प्रतिभृतस्य: of the presented (offering)
• प्रतिभृतस्य: Śeṣa (genitive: of what is presented/offered)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: प्रतिभृत (kṛdanta-prātipadika from प्रति-भृ ‘to bring forth, present’)

• मध्वः: of the sweet (honey/Soma)
• मध्वः: Śeṣa (genitive dependent on पातम्: ‘drink of honey/soma’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (prātipadika)