Rig Veda 6.39.4: Mandala 6, Sukta 39, Mantra 4

Sukta 6.39

Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional for Mandala 6 hymns; specific attribution for 6.39 commonly to Bharadvāja)

Devata: Indra (as luminous leader yoked to Ṛta; Swar-finder)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for this section; Mandala 6 Indra hymns predominantly Triṣṭubh)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अयं रोचयदरुचो रुचानोऽयं वासयद्व्यृतेन पूर्वीः । अयमीयत ऋतयुग्भिरश्वैः स्वर्विदा नाभिना चर्षणिप्राः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 6.39.4

Transliteration

ayáṃ rocayad arúco rucānó ’ayáṃ vāsayad ví ṛ́tena pūrvī́ḥ | ayám īyate ṛtayúg-bhir áśvaiḥ svàr-vidā nā́bhinā carṣaṇi-prā́ḥ ||

Translation

Woh chamakta hai aur jahan roshni nahi hai wahan bhi roshni la deta hai. Sacchai ke saath woh purani duniya ko faila deta hai. Woh sacchai ke ghode jod ke chalta hai. Woh swar ko dhundh leta hai aur logon ko aage badha deta hai.

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Word by Word

• अयम्: this (one), he
• अयम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• रोचयत्: made shine, illumined
• रोचयत्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रुच् (रुचँ दीप्तौ) → caus. रोचयति

• अरुचः: the unshining/dark (ones), the non-luminous
• अरुचः: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: अरुच् (नञ्-समास/अ-उपसर्गयुक्त ‘रुच्’ से; प्रातिपदिक)

• रुचानः: shining, being radiant
• रुचानः: Kartā
• Type: Participle
• Root: √रुच् (रुचँ दीप्तौ) → शानच् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)

• अयम्: this (one), he
• अयम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वासयत्: clothed, caused to dwell/cover
• वासयत्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वास् (वासँ निवासे/आच्छादने) → caus. वासयति

• वि: apart, asunder, widely
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• ऋतेन: with ṛta (cosmic order/truth)
• ऋतेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत (प्रातिपदिक)

• पूर्वीः: the former/ancient (ones)
• पूर्वीः: Karma
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• अयम्: this (one), he
• अयम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ईयत: went, advanced
• ईयत: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इ (इण् गतौ) → ईयति

• ऋतयुग्भिः: with ṛta-yoked (ones)
• ऋतयुग्भिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋत-युग् (तत्पुरुष-समास; ‘ṛta-yoked/ṛta-joined’)

• अश्वैः: with horses
• अश्वैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्वर्विदा: with the heaven-finder (as guide/means)
• स्वर्विदा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: स्वर्-विद् (तत्पुरुष-समास; ‘heaven-finding’)

• नाभिना: with the navel; with the hub/center
• नाभिना: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)

• चर्षणिप्राः: supporting/filling the peoples (men/tribes)
• चर्षणिप्राः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: चर्षणि-प्र (बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समास; ‘filling/supporting the peoples’)