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Rig Veda 6.75.9: Mandala 6, Sukta 75, Mantra 9

Sukta 6.75

Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) tradition
Devata: Pitṛs (Fathers/Ancestors) as protective and empowering powers
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

स्वादुषंसदः पितरो वयोधाः कृच्छ्रेश्रितः शक्तीवन्तो गभीराः । चित्रसेना इषुबला अमृध्राः सतोवीरा उरवो व्रातसाहाः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 6.75.9

svā́du-saṃsádaḥ pitáro vayaḥ-dhā́ḥ kṛ́cchra-śritáḥ śaktī́vanto gabhīrā́ḥ | citrá-senā iṣú-balā amṛ́dhrāḥ sató-vīrā urávo vrāta-sāhā́ḥ ||

ಹೇ ಪಿತರೇ, ಸ್ವಾದು-ಸಂಸದ (ಮಧುರ ಸಭೆಯವರು), ವಯೋಧಾ (ಜೀವನ-ವೃದ್ಧಿಯನ್ನು ಧಾರಿಸುವವರು), ಕೃಚ್ಛ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಆಶ್ರಿತ—ಗಂಭೀರರೂ ಶಕ್ತಿವಂತರೂ ಆಗಿರುವವರು! ಚಿತ್ರಸೇನಾ (ವಿವಿಧ ಸೇನೆಯವರು), ಇಷುಬಲ (ಬಾಣಬಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಲಿಷ್ಠ), ಅಮೃಧ್ರ (ಅವಿಶ್ವಾಸಘಾತವಿಲ್ಲದ) — ಸತೋವೀರ (ಸತ್ಯವೀರ), ಉರವ (ವಿಸ್ತಾರಸ್ವರೂಪ), ವ್ರಾತಸಾಹ (ವ್ರಾತಗಳ ವಲಯವನ್ನು ಜಯಿಸುವ) ಆಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ.

स्वादुषंसदःsweet-voiced / sweet-sounding (in assembly)
स्वादुषंसदः:
विशेषण (कर्तृपदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वादु- (प्रा.) + संसद् (प्रा.)
पितरःthe Fathers (ancestral fathers)
पितरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रा.)
वयोधाःbestowing vigor/life (strength-givers)
वयोधाः:
विशेषण (पितरः)
TypeAdjective
Rootवयस् (प्रा.) + धा (धातु) → धा (कृदन्त-प्रा.)
कृच्छ्रेश्रितःresorting to (us) in hardship / approached in distress
कृच्छ्रेश्रितः:
विशेषण (पितरः)
TypeAdjective
Rootकृच्छ्र (प्रा.) + श्रि (धातु) → श्रित (कृदन्त)
शक्तीवन्तःarmed with spears / spear-possessing
शक्तीवन्तः:
विशेषण (पितरः)
TypeAdjective
Rootशक्ति (प्रा.) + वन्त् (तद्धित)
गभीराःdeep, profound
गभीराः:
विशेषण (पितरः)
TypeAdjective
Rootगभीर (प्रा.)
चित्रसेनाःof splendid hosts / having brilliant armies
चित्रसेनाः:
विशेषण (पितरः)
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र (प्रा.) + सेना (प्रा.)
इषुबलाःstrong in arrows / having arrow-power
इषुबलाः:
विशेषण (पितरः)
TypeAdjective
Rootइषु (प्रा.) + बल (प्रा.)
अमृध्राःunfailing, uninjuring / not negligent
अमृध्राः:
विशेषण (पितरः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ- (निषेध) + मृध्र (प्रा.)
सतोवीराःhaving true/brave heroes / with good heroes
सतोवीराः:
विशेषण (पितरः)
TypeAdjective
Rootसतस्/सत् (प्रा.) + वीर (प्रा.)
उरवःwide, broad, spacious
उरवः:
विशेषण (पितरः)
TypeAdjective
Rootउरु (प्रा.)
व्रातसाहाःconquering/overpowering the troop (host-subduers)
व्रातसाहाः:
विशेषण (पितरः)
TypeAdjective
Rootव्रात (प्रा.) + सह (धातु) → साह (कृदन्त-प्रा.)

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