Rig Veda 6.48.11: Mandala 6, Sukta 48, Mantra 11
Sukta 6.48
Rishi: Bharadvāja
Devata: Agni (with a shift to the ritual community’s action; mantra/speech as offering)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; shorter cadence in pāda 2 suggests a compressed trishtubh/jagati variation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ सखायः सबर्दुघां धेनुमजध्वमुप नव्यसा वचः । सृजध्वमनपस्फुराम् ॥
Transliteration
ā́ sakhāyaḥ sabárdughāṃ dhenúm ajadhvam úpa návyasā vácaḥ | sṛjadhvam anápa-sphurām ||
Translation
Marilah, wahai sahabat-sahabat; pasangkanlah kuk pada lembu yang memerah minuman yang kuat; hampirilah dengan bicara yang sentiasa baharu. Lepaskanlah aliran yang tidak goyah—curahan sabda ilham yang tidak terputus.
Word by Word
आhither, forth; to(wards)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सखायःfriends, comrades
सखायः:
Kartā (सम्बोधनार्थे/कर्तृवाचक)
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक)
सबर्दुघाम्the well-milking (cow), yielding abundant milk
सबर्दुघाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसबर्दुघा (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
धेनुम्milch-cow
धेनुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
अजध्वम्drive/lead (you all)!
अजध्वम्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootअज् (धातु; ‘अजति’ = चलति/प्रेरयति/आनयति)
उपnear, up to
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
नव्यसाwith something new; anew
नव्यसा:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootनव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
वचःspeech, utterance, hymn
वचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सृजध्वम्release/let loose (you all)!
सृजध्वम्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootसृज् (धातु)
अनपस्फुराम्not slipping away; not recoiling; steady
अनपस्फुराम्:
Karma (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन-अप-स्फुर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अपस्फुर’ = विचल/पलायमान; नञ्-समास)
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