Rig Veda 6.53.9: Mandala 6, Sukta 53, Mantra 9
Sukta 6.53
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) tradition
Devata: Pūṣan
Chandas: Gāyatrī/Anuṣṭubh-like short meter (probable; verify metrically)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
या ते अष्ट्रा गोपशाघृणे पशुसाधनी । तस्यास्ते सुम्नमीमहे ॥
Transliteration
yā́ te áṣṭrā gṓpaśā́ghṛṇe paśu-sā́dhanī | tásyās te sumnám īmahe ||
Translation
Wahai Pūṣan yang bersinar, cemeti penggiringmu yang menjaga kawanan dan menyempurnakan perolehan daya-daya hidup—akan itu kami memohon kurnia-Mu serta perlindungan yang membahagiakan.
Word by Word
याwhich (she/that)
या:
Kartā (relative subject of implied clause)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
तेyour / of you
ते:
Sambandha (genitive: ‘of you/your’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
अष्ट्राweapons, implements
अष्ट्रा:
Karma (things employed/possessed; ‘weapons/implements’)
TypeNoun
Rootअष्ट्रा (prātipadika; Vedic weapon/implement term)
गोपशाcow-securing / cow-snaring
गोपशा:
Karma (qualifier of ‘weapons/means’)
TypeAdjective
Rootगो-पशा (tatpuruṣa/bahuvrīhi prātipadika: ‘cow-snaring/cow-protecting’)
अघृणेO pitiless one
अघृणे:
Sambodhana (address)
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootअ-घृणि (prātipadika; vocative of ‘without pity/without heat of compassion’)
पशुसाधनीcattle-winning / cattle-accomplishing
पशुसाधनी:
Kartā (predicate/attribute of ‘या’)
TypeAdjective
Rootपशु-साधनी (prātipadika; ‘accomplishing/bringing about cattle’)
तस्याःof that (her/that)
तस्याः:
Apādāna (ablatival-genitive sense: ‘from/through that’), or Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
तेto you / for you
ते:
Sampradāna (recipient)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
सुम्नम्favor, grace
सुम्नम्:
Karma (object of ईमहे)
TypeNoun
Rootसुम्न (prātipadika)
ईमहेwe seek / we request
ईमहे:
Kriyā (main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootईम्/इ (Vedic: desiderative/precative-like ‘to seek, to ask’; here finite middle)
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