Rig Veda 6.16.12: Mandala 6, Sukta 16, Mantra 12
Sukta 6.16
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 6.16)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स नः पृथु श्रवाय्यमच्छा देव विवाससि । बृहदग्ने सुवीर्यम् ॥
Transliteration
sá naḥ pṛthú śravā́yyam ácchā deva vivāsasi | bṛhád agne su-vī́ryam ||
Translation
അതുകൊണ്ട്, ഹേ ദേവാ! ഞങ്ങളെ വിശാലവും ശ്രവണയോഗ്യവും ആയ കീർത്തിയിലേക്കു—വ്യക്തമായ ലക്ഷ്യത്തിലേക്കു—നയിക്ക. ഹേ അഗ്നേ! മഹത്തായ സുവീര്യം, ജയിക്കുന്ന അന്തർശൗര്യം ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് നൽകുക.
Word by Word
सhe (that one)
स:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (स-आदेशः)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
पृथुbroad, abundant
पृथु:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपृथु
श्रवाय्यम्famed, worthy of praise/hearing
श्रवाय्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रवाय्य (श्रवस् + आय्य; ‘श्रवणीय/कीर्तनीय’)
अच्छाtowards, hither
अच्छा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा
देवO god
देव:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootदेव
विवाससिyou honor / you serve / you entertain
विवाससि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√वास् (वास्/विवास् ‘उपासना/सेवा/आतिथ्य’)
बृहद्great
बृहद्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त्
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि
सुवीर्यम्good heroism, excellent manly power
सुवीर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुवीर्य (सु- + वीर्य)
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