Rig Veda 6.21.12 — Mandala 6, Sukta 21, Mantra 12
Sukta 6.21
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स नो बोधि पुरएता सुगेषूत दुर्गेषु पथिकृद्विदानः । ये अश्रमास उरवो वहिष्ठास्तेभिर्न इन्द्राभि वक्षि वाजम् ॥
Transliteration
sá no bodhi pura-etā́ su-géṣū́ta duḥ-géṣu pathi-kṛ́d vidā́naḥ | yé aśrámāsa urávo váhiṣṭhās tébhir na indrā́bhi vakṣi vā́jam ||
Translation
われらのために目覚めよ、先導の者として。安き道にも険しき道にも、道をひらく者、知る者として。広大にして最もよく担い、疲れを知らぬその諸力をもって、インドラよ、われらを前へ運び、力の充溢（vāja）へと導け。
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (स-आदेशः)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
बोधिbe aware; take notice
बोधि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√बुध् (बोधति)
पुरएताthe forerunner; leader in front
पुरएता:
Kartā
TypeNoun (agentive epithet)
Rootपुर-एतृ (प्रातिपदिकम्)
सुगेषुin good paths / easy passages
सुगेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसु-ग (प्रातिपदिकम्: सुग)
उतand; also
उत:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
दुर्गेषुin difficult passages
दुर्गेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्-ग (प्रातिपदिकम्: दुर्ग)
पथिकृत्path-maker
पथिकृत्:
Kartā
TypeNoun (agentive)
Rootपथि-कृत् (कृदन्तः; √कृ)
विदानःknowing; wise
विदानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√विद् (विद्/वेद्) + शानच्
येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
अश्र्मासःstones; stone(-like ones)
अश्र्मासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअश्मन् (प्रातिपदिकम्)
उरवःbroad; wide
उरवः:
Viśeṣaṇa (of अश्र्मासः)
TypeAdjective
Rootउरु (प्रातिपदिकम्)
वहिष्ठाःmost bearing; strongest carriers
वहिष्ठाः:
Viśeṣaṇa (of अश्र्मासः)
TypeAdjective
Rootवहिष्ठ (सुपरलेटिव; √वह्/वह् ‘to carry’)
तेभिःwith them
तेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
नःus
नः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिकम्)
अभिtowards; unto
अभि:
Sambandha
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootअभि
वक्षिcarry; convey
वक्षि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√वह् (वक्षति)
वाजम्prize; strength; booty
वाजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिकम्)
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