Rig Veda 6.49.12: Mandala 6, Sukta 49, Mantra 12
Sukta 6.49
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (assumed)
Devata: Generic praise of the heroic divine power (contextually within the multi-deity hymn; likely continues Marut/heroic-force address)
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र वीराय प्र तवसे तुरायाजा यूथेव पशुरक्षिरस्तम् । स पिस्पृशति तन्वि श्रुतस्य स्तृभिर्न नाकं वचनस्य विपः ॥
Transliteration
prá vīrā́ya prá taváse turā́ya ā́jā yū́theva paśurákṣir ástam | sá pispṛśati tanví śrutásya stṛ́bhir ná nā́kaṃ vacanásya vípaḥ ||
Translation
勇士のために前へ、強者のために前へ、迅き者のために前へ――群れを守る者のごとく家へと進め。霊感ある者はその身に「聞かれしもの」（啓示の言葉）の充溢を触れ、言葉の堅き歩みによって天に達する、洞察の人のごとく。
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
वीरायto/for the hero
वीराय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootवीर (prātipadika)
प्रforth
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
तवसेto/for strength, might
तवसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootतवस् (prātipadika)
तुरायto/for the swift/impetuous one
तुराय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootतुर (prātipadika)
अजाthe she-goat
अजा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअज (prātipadika)
यूथेवlike a herd
यूथेव:
—
TypeNoun + Indeclinable
Rootयूथ + इव
पशुःthe beast, animal
पशुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपशु (prātipadika)
अक्षिःthe eye
अक्षिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअक्षि (prātipadika)
रस्तम्most fitting/rightly (Vedic epithet; ‘best/most proper’)
रस्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootरस्त (prātipadika; Vedic)
सhe
स:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootस (sarvanāman)
पिस्पृशतिtouches, reaches
पिस्पृशति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्पृश् (dhātu)
तन्विin/with the body, in person
तन्वि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (prātipadika)
श्रुतस्यof the heard (fame/renown), of what is heard
श्रुतस्य:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootश्रुत (PPP from √श्रु)
स्तृभिःwith/through layers/strands (Vedic: ‘coverings, strata’)
स्तृभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्तृ (prātipadika; Vedic)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (particle)
नाकम्heaven, the celestial vault
नाकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनाक (prātipadika)
वचनस्यof speech/utterance
वचनस्य:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootवचन (prātipadika)
विपःthe inspired poet/sage
विपः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविप् (prātipadika; Vedic)
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