Rig Veda 6.47.31: Mandala 6, Sukta 47, Mantra 31
Sukta 6.47
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (lineage attribution; metrical/Anukramaṇī confirmation recommended)
Devata: Indra (victory), with dundubhi as supporting instrument
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आमूरज प्रत्यावर्तयेमाः केतुमद्दुन्दुभिर्वावदीति । समश्वपर्णाश्चरन्ति नो नरोऽस्माकमिन्द्र रथिनो जयन्तु ॥
Transliteration
āmū́raja prátyāvartayemā́ḥ ketúmad dundubhír vāvadīti | sám aśvapárṇāś cáranti no náro ’smā́kam indra rathíno jayantú ||
Translation
उस तरफ के दुश्मन लोगों को पीछे धकेलो। झंडा वाली भेरी बजती रहे। हमारे सिपाही घोड़े की तरह तेज़ चलते हैं। इंद्र, हमारे रथ वाले योद्धा जीत जाएँ।
Word by Word
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
मूरजthe drum (kettle-drum)
मूरज:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमूरज (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतिback, in return, towards
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
आवर्तयेमाlet us turn (it) back / let us cause to return
आवर्तयेमा:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√वृत् (वर्तते) + णिच् (आवर्तयति)
केतुमत्with a banner/sign; having a signal
केतुमत्:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootकेतु (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप्
दुन्दुभिःwith drums
दुन्दुभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदुन्दुभि (प्रातिपदिक)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
वावदीतिresounds, keeps sounding
वावदीति:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√वद् (वदति) with intensive/reduplicated stem वावद-
सम्together, wholly
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
अश्वपर्णाःthe horse-winged (men/warriors); having horse-like wings (swift)
अश्वपर्णाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअश्वपर्ण (बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समास प्रातिपदिक)
चरन्तिmove, roam, march
चरन्ति:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√चर्
नःfor us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
नरःmen, warriors
नरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्माकम्of us, our
अस्माकम्:
—
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
—
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
रथिनःcharioteers; those with chariots
रथिनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootरथिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
जयन्तुlet (them) win, be victorious
जयन्तु:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√जि
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