Rig Veda 6.71.2: Mandala 6, Sukta 71, Mantra 2

Sukta 6.71

Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya)

Devata: Savitṛ

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

देवस्य वयं सवितुः सवीमनि श्रेष्ठे स्याम वसुनश्च दावने । यो विश्वस्य द्विपदो यश्चतुष्पदो निवेशने प्रसवे चासि भूमनः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 6.71.2

Transliteration

devásya vayáṃ savitúḥ savī́mani śréṣṭhe syāma vásunaś ca dā́vane | yó víśvasya dvipádo yáś cátuṣpado nivéśane prasavé cā́si bhū́manaḥ ||

Translation

Hum Savitar devta ki shakti mein rahein. Woh humein dhan de. Yeh devta bahut bade hain. Insaan aur jaanwar sab inke haath mein hain. Yeh sab ko jagah dete hain aur sab ko aage badhaate hain.

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Word by Word

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (genitival relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• सवितुः: of Savitar
• सवितुः: Sambandha (genitival relation)
• Type: Noun (deity name/title)
• Root: सवितृ

• सवीमनि: in the impulsion/quickening (of Savitar)
• सवीमनि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवीमन

• श्रेष्ठे: in the best (state/place)
• श्रेष्ठे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective (substantivized)
• Root: श्रेष्ठ

• स्याम: may we be
• स्याम: (verbal predicate of Kartā वयम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्

• वसुनः: of wealth / of the good
• वसुनः: Sambandha (genitival relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• दावने: for giving / for bestowal
• दावने: Sampradāna / Prayojana (purpose)
• Type: Noun (action noun)
• Root: दावन

• यः: who
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Relative pronoun
• Root: यद्

• विश्वस्य: of all
• विश्वस्य: Sambandha (genitival relation)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: विश्व

• द्विपदः: of the two-footed (beings)
• द्विपदः: Sambandha (genitival relation)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: द्विपद्

• यः: and who
• यः: Kartā (co-referential with previous यः)
• Type: Relative pronoun
• Root: यद्

• चतुष्पदः: of the four-footed (beings)
• चतुष्पदः: Sambandha (genitival relation)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: चतुष्पद्

• निवेशने: in the settling/abode
• निवेशने: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवेशन

• प्रसवे: in the impelling / in the bringing-forth
• प्रसवे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसव

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• असि: you are
• असि: (verbal predicate of implied ‘त्वम्’ = Savitar)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्

• भूमनः: of greatness / of abundance
• भूमनः: Sambandha (genitival relation)
• Type: Noun (abstract)
• Root: भूमन्