Rig Veda 6.16.27: Mandala 6, Sukta 16, Mantra 27
Sukta 6.16
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (hymn-level)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ते ते अग्ने त्वोता इषयन्तो विश्वमायुः । तरन्तो अर्यो अरातीर्वन्वन्तो अर्यो अरातीः ॥
Transliteration
te te agne tvó̄tā iṣáyanto víśvam ā́yuḥ | táranto aryó arā́tīr vánvanto aryó arā́tīḥ ||
Translation
Mereka yang Engkau bantu, wahai Agni, yang mara ke hadapan, memenangi seluruh bentang hayat; menyeberangi penafian yang memusuhi, mereka menundukkan kuasa-kuasa yang menolak yang benar.
Word by Word
तेthey
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेto you / for you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
त्व-ऊताःhelped by you / having your aid
त्व-ऊताः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (possessive) / Kṛdanta-like (lexicalized)
Rootऊति (प्रातिपदिक) / √अव् (अवते) भावार्थे ‘ऊति’
इषयन्तःseeking / striving
इषयन्तः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (present participle)
Root√इष् (इषति) ‘प्रेरणे/इच्छायाम्’
विश्वम्all (everything)
विश्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
आयुःlife, lifespan
आयुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तरन्तःcrossing over
तरन्तः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (present participle)
Root√तॄ (तरति) ‘तरणे’
अर्यःthe Aryas / noble men
अर्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अरातीःhostilities, harms
अरातीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअराति (प्रातिपदिक)
वन्वन्तःwinning, overcoming
वन्वन्तः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (present participle)
Root√वन् (वनोति/वनुते) ‘जये/प्राप्तौ’ (वैदिक)
अर्यःthe Aryas / noble men
अर्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अरातीःhostilities, harms
अरातीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअराति (प्रातिपदिक)
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