Rig Veda 6.47.29: Mandala 6, Sukta 47, Mantra 29
Sukta 6.47
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional)
Devata: Dundubhi (war-drum) as empowered instrument, in alliance with Indra and the Gods
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उप श्वासय पृथिवीमुत द्यां पुरुत्रा ते मनुतां विष्ठितं जगत् । स दुन्दुभे सजूरिन्द्रेण देवैर्दूराद्दवीयो अप सेध शत्रून् ॥
Transliteration
úpa śvāsaya pṛthivī́m utá dyā́m purutrā́ te manutā́ṃ víṣṭhitaṃ jágat | sá dundubhe sajū́r índreṇa deváir dūrā́d davī́yo ápa sedha śátrūn ||
Translation
大地にも天にも息を吹きかけよ。多くの地にひろがる人の世の世界が、汝によって勇気を得て立ち上がるように。太鼓よ、インドラと諸神とに結ばれて、敵を追い払え――遠くへ、さらに遠くへ――敵対する力をわれらの場から退けよ。
Word by Word
उपup, forth; (as preverb)
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
श्वासयmake (it/them) breathe; blow upon, animate
श्वासय:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√श्वस् (श्वसँ प्राणने) → श्वासयति (णिच्)
पृथिवीम्the earth
पृथिवीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (स्त्री)
उतand, also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
द्याम्the sky
द्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (स्त्री; ‘sky’)
पुरुत्राin many places, widely
पुरुत्रा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरुत्रा (अव्यय; पुरु + -त्रा)
तेof you, your
ते:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम)
मनुताम्let (them) think/acknowledge; let (them) heed
मनुताम्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√मन् (मनँ ज्ञाने) → मनुते (आत्मनेपद) / मनुताम् (आज्ञार्थ 3pl)
विष्ठितम्set apart, established, spread out
विष्ठितम्:
Karma (विशेष्य ‘जगत्’ का विशेषण)
TypeParticiple
Root√स्था (ष्ठा/स्था) + वि- → विष्ठित (कृदन्त)
जगत्the moving world, creation
जगत्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजगत् (नपुंसक; ‘moving world’) < √गम्/√जग् (गतौ) (परम्परागत व्युत्पत्ति)
सhe
स:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
दुन्दुभेO drum
दुन्दुभे:
Sambोधन
TypeNoun
Rootदुन्दुभि (पुं; ‘drum’) → दुन्दुभे (सम्बोधन)
सजूःtogether, in unison
सजूः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसजूस्/सजुष् (अव्यय; ‘together, in accord’)
इन्द्रेणwith Indra
इन्द्रेण:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (पुं)
देवैःwith the gods
देवैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (पुं)
दूरात्from afar
दूरात्:
Apādāna
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदूर (नपुंसक/अव्ययीभावप्राय; ‘far’) → दूरात्
दवीयःfarther away, more distant
दवीयः:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदवीयस् (तुलनात्मक; ‘farther’) < दूर
अपaway, off
अप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सेधward off, repel, keep back
सेध:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√सिध्/√सेध् (सेधँ वारणे/निवारणे)
शत्रून्enemies
शत्रून्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु (पुं)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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