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Rig Veda 6.67.1: Mandala 6, Sukta 67, Mantra 1

Sukta 6.67

Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional for 6.67 Mitra-Varuṇa hymn)
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (standard for many 6th maṇḍala hymns; probable here)

विश्वेषां वः सतां ज्येष्ठतमा गीर्भिर्मित्रावरुणा वावृधध्यै । सं या रश्मेव यमतुर्यमिष्ठा द्वा जनाँ असमा बाहुभिः स्वैः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 6.67.1

víśveṣāṃ vaḥ satā́ṃ jyéṣṭhatamā gīrbhír mitrā́varuṇā vāvṛdhádhyai | sáṃ yā́ raśméva yámatūr yámiṣṭhā dvā́ janā́ṃ ásamā bāhúbhiḥ sváiḥ ||

Oh Mitra y Varuṇa, los más antiguos entre todos los seres de verdad, con palabras inspiradas buscamos acrecentaros. Vosotros dos, sin iguales, reunís y mantenéis unidos a los pueblos como con una rienda, con vuestros propios brazos poderosos.

विश्वेषाम्of all
विश्वेषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeAdjective (pronominal)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you (your)
वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
सताम्of the good/true ones
सताम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसत् (प्रातिपदिक; pres. ptc. of √अस्)
ज्येष्ठतमाthe most eminent (two)
ज्येष्ठतमा:
विशेषण (of the subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootज्येष्ठतम (प्रातिपदिक; superlative of ज्येष्ठ)
गीर्भिःwith hymns/utterances
गीर्भिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगीर् (स्त्री; प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रावरुणाMitra and Varuṇa
मित्रावरुणा:
कर्तृ (invoked/ addressed as subject)
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootमित्र-वरुण (द्वन्द्व समास; प्रातिपदिक)
वावृधध्यैto strengthen, to make grow
वावृधध्यै:
प्रयोजन (purpose)
TypeVerb (infinitive)
Root√वृध् (वर्धने)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
(verbal modifier)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
याwhich (she)
या:
कर्तृ (relative subject)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
रश्माa rein/rope
रश्मा:
उपमान (in simile)
TypeNoun
Rootरश्मि (पुं; प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
(simile marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
यमतुःthey two have guided/held in check
यमतुः:
कर्तृ (they two act)
TypeVerb
Root√यम् (यमने/नियमे)
यमिष्ठाmost restraining/most controlling (two)
यमिष्ठा:
विशेषण (of Mitra-Varuṇa)
TypeAdjective
Rootयमिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; superlative from √यम् / यम ‘restraining’)
द्वाtwo
द्वा:
विशेषण (of जनान्)
TypeNumeral
Rootद्वा (संख्या)
जनान्peoples, men
जनान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootजन (पुं; प्रातिपदिक)
असमाunequalled (two)
असमा:
विशेषण (of Mitra-Varuṇa)
TypeAdjective
Rootअसमा (प्रातिपदिक; neg. of सम ‘equal’)
बाहुभिःwith arms
बाहुभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु (पुं; प्रातिपदिक)
स्वैःwith their own
स्वैः:
विशेषण (of बाहुभिः)
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootस्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

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