Rig Veda 10.49.6 - Mandala 10, Sukta 49, Mantra 6

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Rig Veda 10.49.6: Mandala 10, Sukta 49, Mantra 6

Sukta 10.49

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional attribution for RV 10.49 as Indra’s self-declaration hymn in later Anukramaṇī traditions varies; commonly indexed under Vāmadeva/Indra-stuti style)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; RV 10.49 is predominantly triṣṭubh in many recensions)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अहं स यो नववास्त्वं बृहद्रथं सं वृत्रेव दासं वृत्रहारुजम् । यद्वर्धयन्तं प्रथयन्तमानुषग्दूरे पारे रजसो रोचनाकरम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.49.6

Transliteration

ahaṃ sá yó náva-vāstvaṃ bṛhád-rathaṃ sáṃ vṛtréva dā́saṃ vṛtra-hā́ rújam | yád vardháyantaṃ pratháyantam ānuṣág dūré pāré rájasaḥ rocanā́ ákaram ||

Translation

ខ្ញុំជាអ្នកដែលជាអ្នកសម្លាប់អ្នកគ្របដណ្តប់ បានបំបែកអ្នករារាំងដ៏ខ្លាំងដូចវ្រត្រៈ ដែលបានកាន់កាប់លំនៅថ្មី និងរថធំទូលាយ នៅពេលដែលកម្លាំងនោះកំពុងធំធាត និងរីករាលដាលតាមធម្មជាតិមនុស្ស ខ្ញុំបានយកទំហំទូលាយដ៏ភ្លឺថ្លាទៅកន្លែងឆ្ងាយ លើសពីពិភពកណ្តាលស្រអាប់ ទៅកាន់ច្រាំងឆ្ងាយនៃស្ថានសួគ៌ខាងក្នុង

Word by Word

अहम्I

सःthat (one), he

यःwho

नव-वास्त्वम्having a new dwelling; newly-settled

बृहत्-रथम्with a great chariot

सम्together; completely

वृत्रा-इवlike Vṛtra

दासम्the Dāsa (enemy/foe)

वृत्र-हाVṛtra-slayer

अरुजम्I shattered/broke

यत्whom/which

वर्धयन्तम्growing; causing to grow; increasing

प्रथयन्तम्spreading; making broad

अनुषक्in succession; continuously; along

दूरेfar away

पारेon the farther side

रजसःof the space/region (rajas)

रोचन-अकरम्making light/brightness; light-producing

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