Rig Veda 6.36.1: Mandala 6, Sukta 36, Mantra 1

Sukta 6.36

Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (Bharadvāja family)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; not mechanically verified here)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

सत्रा मदासस्तव विश्वजन्याः सत्रा रायोऽध ये पार्थिवासः । सत्रा वाजानामभवो विभक्ता यद्देवेषु धारयथा असुर्यम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 6.36.1

Transliteration

satrā́ madā́sas táva viśvájanyāḥ satrā́ rā́yo ádha yé pārthivā́saḥ | satrā́ vājā́nām abhavo vibhaktā́ yád devéṣu dhāráyathā asúryam ||

Translation

Sentiasa mabuk-sukma (ekstasi)mu bersifat sejagat; sentiasa juga kekayaan bagi mereka yang berdiri di atas bumi. Sentiasa engkau menjadi pembahagi kelimpahan, tatkala engkau menegakkan di antara para dewa Asurya—kekuatan bertuan, keperkasaan Kebenaran.

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Word by Word

• सत्रा: always, continually
• सत्रा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्रा (अव्यय)

• मदासः: intoxicating joys/raptures
• मदासः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद (प्रातिपदिक)

• तव: of you, your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• विश्वजन्याः: belonging to all peoples / universal
• विश्वजन्याः: Viśeṣaṇa (of मदासः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्वजन्य (प्रातिपदिक; विश्व+जन्य)

• सत्रा: always
• सत्रा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्रा (अव्यय)

• रायः: riches, bounties
• रायः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: राय्/रयि (प्रातिपदिक)

• अध: then, indeed
• अध: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अध (अव्यय)

• ये: who, which
• ये: Kartā (relative pronoun for पार्थिवासः)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• पार्थिवासः: earthly ones, men/mortals
• पार्थिवासः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective (substantivized)
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक; पृथिवी→पार्थिव)

• सत्रा: always
• सत्रा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्रा (अव्यय)

• वाजानाम्: of prizes/strengths (vājá-)
• वाजानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभवः: you became / you were
• अभवः: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)

• विभक्ता: distributor, apportioner
• विभक्ता: Kartā (apposition to implied ‘त्वम्’)
• Type: Noun (agent)
• Root: वि+भज् (धातु) → विभक्तृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• यत्: when/that, because
• यत्: Sambandha (clausal linker)
• Type: Indeclinable (conjunctional relative)
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• देवेषु: among the gods
• देवेषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• धारयथाः: you hold, you maintain
• धारयथाः: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु) (कारण/णिच्) → धारयति

• असुर्यम्: lordly power / asuric might (sovereign force)
• असुर्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: असुर्य (प्रातिपदिक; असुर+य)