Rig Veda 6.47.26: Mandala 6, Sukta 47, Mantra 26
Sukta 6.47
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional)
Devata: Vanaspati (sacral wood; also linked to the war-standard/drum imagery in later interpretation, but here treated as living support-power)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वनस्पते वीड्वङ्गो हि भूया अस्मत्सखा प्रतरणः सुवीरः । गोभिः संनद्धो असि वीळयस्वास्थाता ते जयतु जेत्वानि ॥
Transliteration
vánaspate vīḷváṅgo hí bhūyā asmátsakhā prá-taraṇaḥ su-vī́raḥ | góbhíḥ sánnaddho asi vīḷáyasvāsthātā́ te jayatu jétvāni ||
Translation
हे जंगल के स्वामी, तू मज़बूत हो जा। हमारा दोस्त बन, जो हमें हर मुश्किल से निकाले। तू गायों से सजदा है, तू हिम्मत से खड़ा हो। तेरा चलाने वाला जीते, और जो जीता वो सब कुछ जीते।
Word by Word
वनस्पतेO lord of the forest (tree/wood)
वनस्पते:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootवनस्-पति (प्रातिपदिक) < पति
वीड्वङ्गःhaving strong/firm limbs; stout-limbed
वीड्वङ्गः:
विशेषण (वनस्पतेः)
TypeAdjective
Rootवीड्वङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/विशेषण)
हिindeed, for
हि:
सम्बन्ध/हेतु-सूचक
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
भूयाःmay you be; be!
भूयाः:
क्रिया (आशीः)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
अस्मत्सखाour friend
अस्मत्सखा:
विशेषण/सम्बन्ध (वनस्पतेः)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअस्मद् + सखि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
प्रतरणःa helper in overcoming; one who carries across
प्रतरणः:
विशेषण (वनस्पतेः)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootप्र-तरण (प्रातिपदिक) < √तॄ/तॄ (तरति) ‘to cross, overcome’
सुवीरःhaving good heroes/men; very manly
सुवीरः:
विशेषण (वनस्पतेः)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
गोभिःwith cows; with bovine (hide) straps
गोभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
संनद्धःbound on, fastened, girded
संनद्धः:
विशेषण (त्वम्/वनस्पतेः)
TypeParticiple (adjectival)
Rootसम्-√नह् (धातु) → नद्ध (कृदन्त, भूतकृदन्त/क्त)
असिyou are
असि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (धातु)
वीळयस्वpress forward; charge; advance
वीळयस्व:
क्रिया (आज्ञा)
TypeVerb
Root√वीळय्/√वीड् (धातु; Vedic) ‘to press on, advance, attack’
अस्थाताthe establisher/stander-by; supporter
अस्थाता:
कर्तृ (जयतु इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun (agent)
Root√स्था (धातु) + आङ् (उपसर्ग) → आस्थातृ/आस्थाता (नामधातु/कृदन्त-प्राय; here as noun) अथवा ‘आ-स्था-ता’ (स्थाता)
तेof you; your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम)
जयतुlet (him/it) conquer; may (he/it) win
जयतु:
क्रिया (आशीः/आज्ञा)
TypeVerb
Root√जि (धातु) ‘to conquer’
जेत्वानिthings to be won; winnings, victories
जेत्वानि:
कर्म (जयतु इत्यस्य) / फल
TypeVerbal noun (kṛdanta) / action-noun
Root√जि (धातु) → जेत्व (कृदन्त; infinitival/gerundive-like Vedic formation) + -नि (नपुंसक बहुवचन)
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