Mantra 6

Sukta 64

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तं वो वाजानां पतिमहूमहि श्रवस्यवः । अप्रायुभिर्यज्ञेभिर्वावृधेन्यम्

IAST Transliteration

táṃ vo vā́jānāṃ pátim ā́hūmahi śravasyávaḥ | áprāyubhir yajñébhiḥ vāvṛdhényam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Him, the Lord of prizes, we invoke for you—ye seekers after fame—with sacrifices unwearied, him who is to be strengthened.

Translation

Dia, Tuan segala hadiah dan ganjaran, kami seru untuk kamu—wahai pencari kemasyhuran—dengan yajña yang tidak mengenal letih; Dia yang patut diperkukuh (vāvṛdhenya).

Word by Word

• तम्: him / that one
• तम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वः: of you (your)
• वः: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वाजानाम्: of prizes / of strengths
• वाजानाम्: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज (प्रातिपदिक)

• पतिम्: lord, master
• पतिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)

• आहूमहि: we invoke / we call
• आहूमहि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ह्वा (ह्वयति) उपसर्गः आ-

• श्रवस्यवः: (we) seekers of fame
• श्रवस्यवः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: श्रवस्यु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘श्रवस्’ इच्छति/लभते इति)

• अप्रायुभिः: with undiminishing (ones) / with unwearied (means)
• अप्रायुभिः: करण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-प्रायु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘प्रायु’ = हानिः/क्षयः; अ- = न)

• यज्ञेभिः: with sacrifices
• यज्ञेभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)

• वावृधेन्यम्: ever-increasing, greatly strengthening
• वावृधेन्यम्: कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण ‘तम्/पतिम्’ विशेषयति)
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: वावृधेन्य (प्रातिपदिक; √वृध् ‘to grow, strengthen’ से; ‘वावृध’ = अत्यर्थं वर्धमानः)

Attribution

Rishi: Ṛgvedic source attribution (per RV parallel).

Devata: Indra

Chandas: RV-style meter (likely Triṣṭubh); confirm via RV parallel.

Mantra Rasa

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