Rig Veda 6.68.5: Mandala 6, Sukta 68, Mantra 5
Sukta 6.68
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya)
Devata: Indra-Varuṇa
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स इत्सुदानुः स्ववाँ ऋतावेन्द्रा यो वां वरुण दाशति त्मन् । इषा स द्विषस्तरेद्दास्वान्वंसद्रयिं रयिवतश्च जनान् ॥
Transliteration
sá ít su-dā́nuḥ svá-vāṃ ṛtā́vā indrā́ yó vāṃ varuṇa dā́śati tmán | iṣā́ sá dvíṣas taréd dā́svān váṃsad rayíṃ rayi-vátaś ca jánān ||
Translation
まことに彼こそ善き施与者、自らの力に富み、ṛta（真理・秩序）を守る者――おおインドラよ。彼はその内奥より、汝ら二柱に捧げる、おおヴァルナよ。神聖なる衝動（iṣā）によって敵対の者どもを越え、施しつつrayi（富・充溢）を獲得し、rayiに満つる者たちと諸の民にも増益をもたらす。
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (स-आदेशः) सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात) अव्यय
सु-दानुःof good giving, bountiful
सु-दानुः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootदानु (प्रातिपदिक) + सु- (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद)
स्ववान्wealthy, possessing riches
स्ववान्:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्ववत् (प्रातिपदिक) < स्व (धन/सम्पत्ति) + -वत्
ऋतावाupholding ṛta (cosmic order), true
ऋतावा:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋतावन् (प्रातिपदिक) < ऋत + -वन्
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā (यः-सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (य-आदेशः) सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम
वाम्of you two / to you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna (लाभार्थ-सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (द्विवचन-षष्ठी/द्वितीया रूपम्) सर्वनाम
वरुणO Varuṇa
वरुण:
—
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
दाशतिgives, offers
दाशति:
Karma (यज्ञदान-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदाश् (दाशति) धातु
त्मन्of himself, in person
त्मन्:
Karaṇa/Adverbial
TypeIndeclinable-like Noun
Rootत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘स्वयम्/आत्मा’ अर्थे, वेदिक)
इषाwith strength/refreshment
इषा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootइष्/इषा (प्रातिपदिक) ‘refreshment/impulse/strength’
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (स-आदेशः) सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
द्विषःhaters, enemies
द्विषः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्विष् (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भावः) ‘hater, enemy’
तरेत्may he overcome, may he cross beyond
तरेत्:
Karma (द्विषः-पर्यवसानम्)
TypeVerb
Rootतॄ (तरणे) धातु
दास्वान्the generous giver
दास्वान्:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (agent noun) / Adjective
Rootदा (दाने) धातु; कृदन्तः ‘दास्वांस्’ (परिपूर्ण/अभ्यस्त-दानशीलः)
वंसत्wins, obtains
वंसत्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootवस् (निवासे/प्राप्तौ; वेदिक ‘वंसति’) धातु
रयिम्wealth
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक) ‘wealth’
रयिवतःof the wealthy one
रयिवतः:
Sampradāna/Genitive relation
TypeAdjective
Rootरयिवत् (प्रातिपदिक) < रयि + -वत्
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात) अव्यय
जनान्people, men
जनान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक) ‘people’
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