Rig Veda 6.42.4: Mandala 6, Sukta 42, Mantra 4
Sukta 6.42
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) tradition.
Devata: Indra.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्माअस्मा इदन्धसोऽध्वर्यो प्र भरा सुतम् । कुवित्समस्य जेन्यस्य शर्धतोऽभिशस्तेरवस्परत् ॥
Transliteration
asmā́-asmā íd ándhaso’́dhvaryo prá bharā sutám | kúvit samásya jényasya śárdhato’bhí-śaster ava-spárat ||
Translation
अध्वर्यु, सोम रस निकल के तैयार है, इसे इंद्र के पास ले जाओ। शायद वो जीतने वाला अपनी सेना के साथ आके बुरी बातों और बद्दुआ का अटैक हटा देगा।
Word by Word
अस्मैto him (Indra)
अस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अस्मैto him
अस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात) / इत्
अन्धसःof the soma-juice
अन्धसः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्धस्
अध्वर्योO Adhvaryu-priest
अध्वर्यो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअध्वर्यु
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
भरbring, offer
भर:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरणे)
सुतम्the pressed (soma)
सुतम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Participle
Root√सु (सवने) → सुत (कृदन्त)
कुवित्perhaps? whether indeed?
कुवित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकु + वित् (निपात)
समस्यof the same (one), of that very one
समस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसम
जेन्यस्यof the noble, of the victorious
जेन्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeAdjective
Rootजेन्य
शर्धतःof the host (war-band), of the troop
शर्धतः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootशर्धत्
अभिशस्तेःof the imprecation, of hostile accusation
अभिशस्तेः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअभिशस्ति
अवdown, away
अव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्परत्warding off / repelling (he repels)
स्परत्:
कर्ता (implied: Indra)
TypeVerb (participle used predicatively)
Root√स्पृ/स्पर् (स्पर्धायाम्/आक्रमणे) → स्परत् (वर्त्तमान कृदन्त)
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