Rig Veda 6.21.2: Mandala 6, Sukta 21, Mantra 2
Sukta 6.21
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) (traditional)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तमु स्तुष इन्द्रं यो विदानो गिर्वाहसं गीर्भिर्यज्ञवृद्धम् । यस्य दिवमति मह्ना पृथिव्याः पुरुमायस्य रिरिचे महित्वम् ॥
Transliteration
tamu stuṣe indraṃ yo vidāno girvāhasaṃ gīrbhir yajña-vṛddham | yasya divam ati mahnā pṛthivyāḥ puru-māyasya ririce mahi-tvam ||
Translation
われはそのインドラを讃える――見のうちに知られ、聖歌を運ぶ者、祭儀によって増し栄える者を。多様なる力をもつその偉大は、その威力により、天をも地をも越えて満ち溢れた。
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उindeed / and
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
स्तुषेI praise
स्तुषे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√स्तु (स्तुतौ)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विदानःknowing, wise
विदानः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√विद् (ज्ञाने) → विद्वस्/विदान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
गिर्वाहसम्the hymn-bearer (receiver of songs)
गिर्वाहसम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Epithet
Rootगिर्वाहस् (प्रातिपदिक; गिर्+वाह ‘स्तुतिवाहक/स्तोत्र-वाहक’)
गीर्भिःwith hymns
गीर्भिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञवृद्धम्increased by sacrifice / who grows through worship
यज्ञवृद्धम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootयज्ञ-वृद्ध (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दिवम्heaven, sky
दिवम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौः (प्रातिपदिक)
अतिbeyond, over
अति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
मह्नाby greatness, by might
मह्ना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमघन्/मह्न् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘महत्त्व/महिमा’)
पृथिव्याःof the earth
पृथिव्याः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुमायस्यof the many-skilled / of manifold power
पुरुमायस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective (genitive) / Epithet
Rootपुरु-माय (समास-प्रातिपदिक; ‘बहु-माया/बहु-शक्ति’)
रिरिचेhas surpassed / has overflowed
रिरिचे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√रिच् (विरेचने/रिक्ते)
महित्वम्greatness, majesty
महित्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमहित्व (प्रातिपदिक; ‘महत्ता’)
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