Rig Veda 6.61.2: Mandala 6, Sukta 61, Mantra 2
Sukta 6.61
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) tradition
Devata: Sarasvatī
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इयं शुष्मेभिर्बिसखा इवारुजत्सानु गिरीणां तविषेभिरूर्मिभिः । पारावतघ्नीमवसे सुवृक्तिभिः सरस्वतीमा विवासेम धीतिभिः ॥
Transliteration
iyaṃ śuṣmebhir bisakhāḥ-ivārujat sānu girīṇāṃ taviṣebhir ūrmi-bhiḥ | pārāvata-ghnīm avase suvṛkti-bhiḥ sarasvatīm ā vivāsema dhīti-bhiḥ ||
Translation
彼女は諸々の力（śuṣma）によって、蓮の茎を引き裂く者のように突き破り、猛き波（ūrmi）もて山々の稜線を破った。「遠きもの」（隔てる闇）を討つ者、われらの護りのために——善き讃歌と霊感の思惟（dhī）をもって、サラスヴァティー（Sarasvatī）を近く招き、ここに住まわせよう。
Word by Word
इयम्this (she)
इयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शुष्मेभिःwith powers/impulses
शुष्मेभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootशुष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
बिसाखा(like) a bough/branch
बिसाखा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootबिसाखा (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
अरुजत्she broke/cleft
अरुजत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootरुज् (धातु)
सानुridge/summit
सानु:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसानु (प्रातिपदिक)
गिरीणाम्of the mountains
गिरीणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootगिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
तविषेभिःwith mights/forces
तविषेभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootतविष (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊर्मिभिःwith waves
ऊर्मिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
पारावतघ्नीम्slaying the distant (foe/evil); far-destroying
पारावतघ्नीम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootपारावतघ्नी (प्रातिपदिक; पारावत + घ्नी)
अवसेfor aid/help
अवसे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सुवृक्तिभिःwith well-turned hymns
सुवृक्तिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसुवृक्ति (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + वृक्ति)
सरस्वतीम्Sarasvatī
सरस्वतीम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (deity)
Rootसरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ
विवासेमmay we worship/serve
विवासेम:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवस् (धातु) + वि- (उपसर्ग)
धीतिभिःwith thoughts/insights
धीतिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधीति (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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