Rig Veda 6.38.5: Mandala 6, Sukta 38, Mantra 5
Sukta 6.38
Rishi: unknown
Devata: Indra
Chandas: likely Triṣṭubh (not verified from input alone)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एवा जज्ञानं सहसे असामि वावृधानं राधसे च श्रुताय । महामुग्रमवसे विप्र नूनमा विवासेम वृत्रतूर्येषु ॥
Transliteration
evā́ jajñānáṃ sáhase ásāmi vāvṛdhānáṃ rā́dhase ca śrutā́ya | mahā́m ugrám ávase vipra nū́nam ā́ vivāsema vṛtra-tū́ryeṣu ||
Translation
かくして我は、力のために生まれし者に近づく――充溢のため、また我らの呼び声を聞き入れるために、つねに増しゆく者に。偉大にして猛き者、護りのために――おお、先見者よ――いま我らは彼を招き寄せ、覆い隠す者との戦いにおいて助けとせん。
Word by Word
एवाthus, just so
एवा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (निपात)
जज्ञा॒नम्the one born / the one who has come to be (Indra)
जज्ञा॒नम्:
Karma
TypeVerb (participial adjective)
Root√जन् (जनने) → जज्ञा॒न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
सहसेfor might, for strength
सहसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
असामिI am / I become
असामि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (अस्मि-आदेश; ‘to be’)
वावृधानम्growing, increasing
वावृधानम्:
Karma
TypeVerb (participial adjective)
Root√वृध् (वर्धने) → वावृधान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
राधसेfor bounty, for generosity
राधसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
श्रुतायfor the famed/renowned (one)
श्रुताय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootश्रुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √श्रु ‘to hear’)
महाम्great
महाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
उग्रम्fierce, mighty
उग्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अवसेfor help, for protection
अवसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
विप्रO inspired one / O sage (address)
विप्र:
—
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
नूनम्now, indeed
नूनम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम् (निपात)
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
विवासेमmay we worship / may we serve
विवासेम:
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TypeVerb
Root√वस् (वासने/उपसेवायाम्) with vi-; desiderative/causative sense in Vedic ‘to worship, to serve’
वृत्रतूर्येषुin the Vṛtra-battles, in the contests against obstacles
वृत्रतूर्येषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्रतूर्य (समास-प्रातिपदिक: वृत्र + तूर्य ‘battle with Vṛtra/obstacle’)
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