Rig Veda 6.23.8: Mandala 6, Sukta 23, Mantra 8
Sukta 6.23
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya tradition; Bharadvāja lineage)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 6.23; verse-form consistent with Indra hymns of Book 6)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स मन्दस्वा ह्यनु जोषमुग्र प्र त्वा यज्ञास इमे अश्नुवन्तु । प्रेमे हवासः पुरुहूतमस्मे आ त्वेयं धीरवस इन्द्र यम्याः ॥
Transliteration
sa mán dasvā́ hy ànu jóṣam ugra prá tvā yajñā́sa imé aśnuvantu | préme havā́saḥ puruhūtám asmè ā́ tvéyaṃ dhī́r avase indra yamyā́ḥ ||
Translation
インドラよ、猛き者よ、喜べ、心の同意する歓びに従って広がれ。これらのわれらの祭儀の働きが汝に届き、汝を捉えんことを。われらの呼び声が、われらの内なる「多く呼ばれる者」（puruhūta）へと先へ先へと迫らんことを。助けのために、この光明ある思い（dhī）が汝に結ばれんことを、インドラよ。
Word by Word
सhe
स:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सः) सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
मन्दस्वrejoice / become exhilarated
मन्दस्व:
(क्रियापद) —
TypeVerb
Rootमन्द् (धातु) / मन्दस्व (आत्मनेपद-आदेश)
हिfor / indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
अनुafter, according to
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
जोषम्favor, pleasure, gracious acceptance
जोषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजोष (प्रातिपदिक; ‘जोष’ = तुष्टि/प्रियता/अनुग्रह)
उग्रO mighty one
उग्र:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (त्वद्) सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
यज्ञासःsacrifices
यज्ञासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
इमेthese
इमे:
Kartā (यज्ञासः इमे = apposition)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
अश्नुवन्तुmay they attain / reach
अश्नुवन्तु:
(क्रियापद) —
TypeVerb
Rootअश् (अश्नुते) धातु
प्रforth
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
इमेthese
इमे:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
हवाःसःinvocations / calls
हवाःसः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहवस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘हवस्’ = आह्वान/हविः-सम्बद्ध स्तुति)
पुरुहूतम्much-invoked (Indra)
पुरुहूतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootपुरुहूत (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि ‘बहुभिः हूतः’)
अस्मेamong us / for us
अस्मे:
Adhikaraṇa (locative sense: ‘among us/with us’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
त्वेin you
त्वे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (त्वद्) सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
इयम्this (thought)
इयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
धीःinsight / hymn-thought
धीः:
Kartā (इयम् धीः)
TypeNoun
Rootधी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘धी’ = बुद्धि/स्तोत्र-प्रेरणा)
अवसःof help / for aid
अवसः:
Sampradāna (genitive of purpose/need: ‘for help’)
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अवस्’ = सहायता/रक्षा)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
यम्याःmay it be directed/extended (towards you)
यम्याः:
(विशेषणम् of धीः)
TypeVerb-derived adjective (Kṛdanta)
Rootयम् (धातु) → यम्या- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; desiderative/gerundive sense ‘to be directed/extended’)
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