Rig Veda 6.2.9: Mandala 6, Sukta 2, Mantra 9
Sukta 6.2
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वं त्या चिदच्युताग्ने पशुर्न यवसे । धामा ह यत्ते अजर वना वृश्चन्ति शिक्वसः ॥
Transliteration
tváṃ tyā́ cid acyutā́gne paśúr ná yávase | dhā́mā ha yát te ajara vánā vṛścánti śíkvasāḥ ||
Translation
Thou, O unfailing Agni, even those (powers) thou leadest as a beast to pasture. For the wise cut out for thee, O unaging one, thy abiding places from the forests (of material nature).
Word by Word
त्वम्thou (you)
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्याthose (fem. pl.)
त्या:
कर्म
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even, indeed
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
अच्युतO unfailing/unyielding one
अच्युत:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootअच्युत (अ- + √च्युत/√च्यु ‘to fall, slip’)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि
पशुःa beast, cattle
पशुः:
कर्तृ (उपमान-भाग) / विधेय-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootपशु
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-निपात)
यवसेfor fodder/grass
यवसे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootयवस
धामabode; (rit.) seat/realm
धाम:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधामन्
हindeed, surely
ह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह (निपात)
यत्which (that)
यत्:
कर्म (यत्-तत् सम्बन्ध; ‘धाम’ इत्यस्य विशेषण/सम्बन्ध)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम)
तेof thee, thy
ते:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
अजरO unaging one
अजर:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootअजर (अ- + जर ‘to age’)
वनाwoods; forests (wooden things)
वना:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवन
वृश्चन्तिthey cut/hewn
वृश्चन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वृश्च् (वृश्चति) ‘to cut, hew’
शिक्वसःthe skilled ones, the able (men)
शिक्वसः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective (substantivized)
Rootशिक्वस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘skilled, able, expert’)
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