Rig Veda 6.39.1 — Mandala 6, Sukta 39, Mantra 1

Sukta 6.39

Rishi: unknown

Devata: likely Indra (continuity with surrounding Indra hymns; explicit ‘deva’ here)

Chandas: likely Triṣṭubh (not verified from input alone)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

मन्द्रस्य कवेर्दिव्यस्य वह्नेर्विप्रमन्मनो वचनस्य मध्वः । अपा नस्तस्य सचनस्य देवेषो युवस्व गृणते गोअग्राः ॥

Transliteration

mandrásya kavér divyásya váhner viprámanmano vacanásya mádhvaḥ | apā́ naḥ tásya sacanásya deva íṣo yuvasva gṛṇaté go-agrāḥ ||

Translation

O god, foster for us the inspirations of that harmonious seer, the divine bearer—of his honeyed word that is filled with luminous mind. For the singer who praises, increase the powers of that companionship, with the rays of light in the forefront.

Word by Word

• मन्द्रस्य: of the gladdening/pleasant (one)
• मन्द्रस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्द्र-

• कवेः: of the sage/poet
• कवेः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवि-

• दिव्यस्य: of the heavenly
• दिव्यस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य-

• वह्नेः: of the bearer/conveyor (Agni)
• वह्नेः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि-

• विप्रमन्मनः: of him whose thought is that of a seer (inspired-minded)
• विप्रमन्मनः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: विप्र- + मन्मन्-

• वचनस्य: of the utterance/word
• वचनस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन-

• मध्वः: of sweetness / of honey (i.e., sweet speech)
• मध्वः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु-

• अप: away, forth (as preverb)
• अप: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb) / particle
• Root: अप

• नः: for us / of us
• नः: सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (for us/our)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• तस्य: of that (one)
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्

• सचनस्य: of companionship/association; of the fellowship
• सचनस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: सचन-

• देवेषः: the god-seeker / one who seeks the gods (worshipper)
• देवेषः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेष-

• युवस्व: join yourself; yoke (yourself)
• युवस्व: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: यु (योजने) + स (आत्मनेपद)

• गृणते: (he) praises / to the one who praises (contextual)
• गृणते: सम्प्रदान (to/for the singer) / अधिकरण by context
• Type: Verb (present participial stem used as finite? actually tiṅanta)
• Root: गॄ/गृ (स्तुतौ) → गृण-

• गोअग्राः: having cows in front; cow-leading (bringing cattle first)
• गोअग्राः: कर्तृ/विशेषण (of देवेषः or implied subjects)
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: गो- + अग्र-