Rig Veda 6.47.23: Mandala 6, Sukta 47, Mantra 23
Sukta 6.47
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional)
Devata: Indra (implicit, as the power behind the winning); patron Divodāsa named
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence possible; however within RV 6.47 sequence likely Triṣṭubh context—needs verse-metrical check
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दशाश्वान्दश कोशान्दश वस्त्राधिभोजना । दशो हिरण्यपिण्डान्दिवोदासादसानिषम् ॥
Transliteration
dáśāśvān dáśa kośā́n dáśa vástrā́dhibhojanā | dáśo hiraṇyapiṇḍā́n divódāsād asāniṣam ||
Translation
പത്ത് അശ്വങ്ങൾ, പത്ത് കോശങ്ങൾ, പത്ത് വസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ—പോഷകഭോജനങ്ങളോടുകൂടെ; പത്ത് ഹിരണ്യപിണ്ഡങ്ങൾ—ദിവോദാസനിൽ നിന്ന് ഞങ്ങൾ ഇവയെ ജയിച്ച് നേടി.
Word by Word
दशten
दश:
Karma (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootदशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
अश्वान्horses
अश्वान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
दशten
दश:
Karma (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootदशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
कोशान्containers/vessels; (also) storehouses
कोशान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकोश (प्रातिपदिक)
दशten
दश:
Karma (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootदशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
वस्त्राणिgarments/cloths
वस्त्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिover, in addition
अधि:
(क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
भोजनाfoods/provisions
भोजना:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभोजन (प्रातिपदिक; from √भुज् ‘to enjoy/eat’)
दशten
दश:
Karma (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootदशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
हिरण्यपिण्डान्lumps/masses of gold
हिरण्यपिण्डान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहिरण्य-पिण्ड (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
दिवोदासात्from Divodāsa
दिवोदासात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootदिवोदास (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
असानिषम्I won/obtained
असानिषम्:
Kartā (अहं) + मुख्यक्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√सन् (सन्/सन्॑ ‘to win, obtain’) with preverb आ- → आ√सन्
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