Rig Veda 10.55.6: Mandala 10, Sukta 55, Mantra 6
Sukta 10.55
Devata: Indra (as heroic power of the Vast; winged/radiant epithets integrated with his swift force)
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; RV 10 often uses triṣṭubh in such heroic-cosmic diction—requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शाक्मना शाको अरुणः सुपर्ण आ यो महः शूरः सनादनीळः । यच्चिकेत सत्यमित्तन्न मोघं वसु स्पार्हमुत जेतोत दाता ॥
Transliteration
śā́kmanā śā́ko aruṇáḥ suparṇá ā́ yó maháḥ śū́raḥ sanā́d anī́ḷaḥ | yác cikéta satyám ít tán ná mógham vásu spārhám utá jétotā́ dā́tā ||
Translation
強き威力をもって、赤く輝く善翼の者は来たる――広大なるもののうちの英雄、いにしえより行軍に倦まず。彼の識り分けるところは、まことに真実、決して空しからず。望ましき富（vasu）の充溢を勝ち取り、またそれを与う。
Word by Word
शाक्मनाby/with strength, by might
शाक्मना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशाक्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
शाकःthe mighty one, the strong
शाकः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootशाक (प्रातिपदिक)
अरुणःruddy, tawny, red(-hued)
अरुणः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
सुपर्णःfair-winged; (as epithet) the well-winged one (e.g., bird/solar being)
सुपर्णः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसुपर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, hither; (prefix)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
महःof greatness; of the great (power)
महः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootमहत्/मह (प्रातिपदिक)
शूरःhero, valiant one
शूरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootशूर (प्रातिपदिक)
सनादनिळःanciently/ever uninjured (traditional epithet; lit. ‘from of old, not to be harmed’)
सनादनिळः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootसनादनिळ (प्रातिपदिक; सना+अदन्/अदानीळ?)
यत्what, that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चिकेतhas perceived, has understood
चिकेत:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootचित् (धातु) / चकेत् (वैदिक परस्मैपद)
सत्यम्truth, the true (thing)
सत्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध)
मोघम्vain, fruitless
मोघम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootमोघ (प्रातिपदिक)
वसुwealth, good (treasure)
वसु:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
स्पार्हम्coveted, desirable
स्पार्हम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootस्पार्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand also, moreover
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
जेतोतconqueror, winner
जेतोत:
Kartā
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootजि (धातु) + तृच्/तृन् (कृदन्त) → जेतृ (प्रातिपदिक); वैदिक रूप ‘जेतोत्’ (उत्-सन्धि)
दात॑ाgiver, bestower
दात॑ा:
Kartā
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootदा (धातु) + तृच्/तृन् → दातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
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