Rig Veda 6.47.9: Mandala 6, Sukta 47, Mantra 9
Sukta 6.47
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वरिष्ठे न इन्द्र वन्धुरे धा वहिष्ठयोः शतावन्नश्वयोरा । इषमा वक्षीषां वर्षिष्ठां मा नस्तारीन्मघवन्रायो अर्यः ॥
Transliteration
váriṣṭhe na indra vandhúre dhā vahiṣṭháyoḥ śatāvan áśvayor ā́ | iṣám ā́ vakṣīṣāṃ várṣiṣṭhāṃ mā́ na stārīn maghavan rā́yo aryáḥ ||
Translation
インドラよ、われらを最も広き車座に据えよ、最上の二頭の駿馬とともに——百の力を持つ主よ。われらに最も豊かな糧と力の滋養を運び来たれ。マガヴァン（寛施者）よ、真理に背くよそ者が、われらの満ち足りた富を奪い去ることなかれ。
Word by Word
वरिष्ठेin the best (place/condition)
वरिष्ठे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootवरिष्ठ (वरिṣ्ठ; वृष्/वृध्-आधारित ‘श्रेष्ठ/अधिक’)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र
वन्धुरेon the chariot-seat / in the chariot
वन्धुरे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवन्धुर
धाplace! / set!
धा:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु: धा ‘स्थापने/धारणे’)
वहिष्ठयोःof the two best bearers (steeds)
वहिष्ठयोः:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeAdjective
Rootवहिष्ठ (वह् ‘वहने’ + इष्ठ)
शतावन्O hundred-possessing / rich in hundreds
शतावन्:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeAdjective
Rootशतावन्
अश्वयोःof the two horses
अश्वयोः:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व
आtowards, hither
आ:
(क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ
इषम्refreshment, nourishment, strength
इषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइष्/इषा (इष् ‘इच्छा/प्रेरणा’; इषा ‘बल/आहार/समृद्धि’)
वक्षीषाम्carry/bring (hither)!
वक्षीषाम्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (धातु: वह् ‘वहने’; वेदिक-रूप ‘वक्षी-’)
वर्षिष्ठाम्the most excellent
वर्षिष्ठाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवर्षिष्ठ (वृष्/वृध्-आधारित ‘अत्युत्तम/अधिक’)
माdo not
मा:
(निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable (prohibitive particle)
Rootमा
नःus
नः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
तारीःoverpass / cross (us)
तारीः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootतॄ (धातु: तॄ ‘तरणे/अतिक्रमे’)
मघवन्O bountiful one
मघवन्:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमघवन्
रायःof wealth
रायः:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/राय (रे/रि ‘धन’)
अर्यःthe noble/hostile man (Arya/stranger)
अर्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअर्य
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