Rig Veda 6.69.2: Mandala 6, Sukta 69, Mantra 2
Sukta 6.69
Rishi: Bharadvāja (traditional).
Devata: Indra-Viṣṇu.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
या विश्वासां जनितारा मतीनामिन्द्राविष्णू कलशा सोमधाना । प्र वां गिरः शस्यमाना अवन्तु प्र स्तोमासो गीयमानासो अर्कैः ॥
Transliteration
yā́ viśvāsā́ṃ janitā́rā matīnā́m indrā́viṣṇū kalaśā́ soma-dhānā́ | prá vāṃ gíraḥ śasyámānā avantu prá stómāso gīyámānāso arkáiḥ ||
Translation
インドラとヴィシュヌよ、汝らはあらゆる霊感（mati）の生みの親、ソーマ（Soma）を納める聖なる器の鉢。われらの発せられた言葉が汝らを護り、育みますように。聖仙の視（ṛṣiの洞見）を帯びて歌われる讃歌（stoma）が、聖なる詩句（arka）とともに進み出て、交わりを強めますように。
Word by Word
याwho (those who)
या:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
विश्वासाम्of all
विश्वासाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (prātipadika)
जनिताराthe two begetters/creators
जनितारा:
Kartā
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootजनि-तृ (from √जन् ‘to beget, produce’)
मतीनाम्of thoughts/hymns
मतीनाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootमति (prātipadika)
इन्द्राविष्णूIndra and Viṣṇu
इन्द्राविष्णू:
Kartā (apposition to जनितारा)
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootइन्द्र + विष्णु (devatā-nāman)
कलशाthe two pitchers/vessels
कलशा:
Kartā (apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootकलश (prātipadika)
सोमधानाthe two holders/containers of Soma
सोमधाना:
Kartā (apposition)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootसोम-धान (धाना ‘placing/holding’, from √धा ‘to place’)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga/avyaya)
वाम्for you two / of you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna (dative sense: ‘for you two’) / Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (2nd person pronoun)
गिरःsongs, praises
गिरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (prātipadika)
शस्यमानाःbeing recited/praised
शस्यमानाः:
Kartā (agreeing with गिरः)
TypeParticiple
Root√शंस् ‘to praise, recite’
अवन्तुmay they help/protect
अवन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अव् ‘to help, protect’
प्रforth
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (avyaya)
स्तोमासःpraise-hymns
स्तोमासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (prātipadika)
गीयमानासःbeing sung
गीयमानासः:
Kartā (agreeing with स्तोमासः)
TypeParticiple
Root√गै/√गी ‘to sing’
अर्कैःwith hymns/verses (arches)
अर्कैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअर्क (prātipadika)
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