Rig Veda 6.28.3 — Mandala 6, Sukta 28, Mantra 3
Sukta 6.28
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional attribution for Mandala 6); for 6.28 specifically: Bharadvāja lineage hymn to the Cows
Devata: Gāvaḥ (Cows as luminous powers); implicitly Indra as Gopati/Protector in the hymn-context
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (11-syllable pādas; standard for many RV 6 hymns)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
न ता नशन्ति न दभाति तस्करो नासामामित्रो व्यथिरा दधर्षति । देवाँश्च याभिर्यजते ददाति च ज्योगित्ताभिः सचते गोपतिः सह ॥
Transliteration
ná tā́ naśanti ná dabhāti taskaráḥ ná āsām āmitró vyáthir ā dadharṣati | devā́ṃś ca yā́bhir yájate dádāti ca jyók it tā́bhiḥ sacate gó-patiḥ sahá ||
Translation
त्या (या गायी/प्रकाश-गायी) नष्ट होत नाहीत; कोणताही चोर त्यांना फसवू शकत नाही. कोणताही अमित्र, कोणतेही थरथरविणारे भय त्यांना पराभूत करू शकत नाही. साधक ज्या शक्तींनी देवांचे यजन करतो आणि दानही देतो—त्याच शक्तींशी गोपती (गायी/किरणांचा स्वामी) सदैव सहवास ठेवतो व एकरूप होतो.
Word by Word
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
ताःthose (f.)
ताः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नशन्तिperish / are destroyed
नशन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootनश्
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
दभातिharms / deceives
दभाति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदभ्
तस्करःthief
तस्करः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootतस्कर
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
आसाम्of these (them)
आसाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → अस्मद्/इदम्-समूह; ‘आ’ उपसर्गयुक्त रूप
अमित्रःenemy
अमित्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअमित्र
व्यथिःdistress / affliction
व्यथिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootव्यथि (स्त्री) / व्यथ् (धातु-सम्बन्ध)
आtowards; upon
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb) / particle
Rootआ
दधर्षतिdares / assails / overpowers
दधर्षति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधृष्
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
याभिःwith which (f.)
याभिः:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यजतेworships / sacrifices
यजते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयज्
ददातिgives
ददाति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदा
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
ज्योगित्ever; continually
ज्योगित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootज्योति/ज्योक् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
ताभिःwith those (f.)
ताभिः:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सचतेassociates / is joined
सचते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसच्
गोपतिःlord/guardian of cattle
गोपतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगो-पति (समास)
सहtogether; with
सह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
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