Rig Veda 5.6.9: Mandala 5, Sukta 6, Mantra 9
Sukta 5.6
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional; verify per anukramaṇī)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उभे सुश्चन्द्र सर्पिषो दर्वी श्रीणीष आसनि । उतो न उत्पुपूर्या उक्थेषु शवसस्पत इषं स्तोतृभ्य आ भर ॥
Transliteration
ubhē suścandra sarpíṣo dárvī śrīṇīṣe āsáni | utó na ut pupūryā ukthyèṣu śávasaḥ pate íṣaṃ stotṛ́bhya ā́ bhara ||
Translation
麗しく輝く者よ、座の上にて二つの杓（ダルヴィー darvī）を酥油で満たす。さらに讃歌のうちにわれらを充満へと高め上げる――力の主よ、その増益の衝き（イシャ）を讃歌の者たちにもたらせ。
Word by Word
उभेboth (two)
उभे:
Karma
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootउभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुश्चन्द्रO bright/beautifully shining one
सुश्चन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सर्पिषःof ghee/clarified butter
सर्पिषः:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्पिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
दर्वीthe ladle
दर्वी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदर्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
श्रीणीषेyou mix/prepare
श्रीणीषे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootश्री (धातु; ‘to mix/prepare’), वर्गः 9 (श्रीणाति)
आसनिin the bowl/trough (mixing-vessel)
आसनि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootआसन (प्रातिपदिक)
उतोand also
उतो:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
नindeed/like (particle)
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
उत्पुपूर्याः(she who is) well-filling/overflowing
उत्पुपूर्याः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (Kṛdanta)
Rootउत्- + पूर्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पॄ/पूर् ‘to fill’)
उक्थेषुin the hymns/recitations
उक्थेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootउक्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
शवसस्पतेO lord of might
शवसस्पते:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootशवस् + पति (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
इषम्refreshment/nourishment
इषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइष्/इषा (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोतृभ्यःto the praisers
स्तोतृभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither; forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
भरbring!
भर:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धातु ‘to bear/bring’)
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