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Rig Veda 6.66.2: Mandala 6, Sukta 66, Mantra 2

Sukta 6.66

Rishi: Bharadvāja
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

ये अग्नयो न शोशुचन्निधाना द्विर्यत्त्रिर्मरुतो वावृधन्त । अरेणवो हिरण्ययास एषां साकं नृम्णैः पौंस्येभिश्च भूवन् ॥

yé agnáyo ná śośucann idhānā́ dvír yát trír marúto vāvṛdhánta | aréṇavo hiraṇyā́yāsa eṣāṃ sā́kaṃ nṛmnā́iḥ paúṃsyebhiś ca bhūvan ||

Mereka—para Marut—menyala seperti api apabila dinyalakan; membesar dua kali, membesar tiga kali. Tanpa cela mereka, berkilau keemasan; bersama keperkasaan dan kekuatan jantan, mereka datang menjadi dan berdiri teguh.

येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
अग्नयःfires
अग्नयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (prātipadika)
like / as (comparative particle)
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (avyaya)
शोशुचन्they blazed / shone intensely
शोशुचन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootशुच् (धातु; desiderative/intensive-like reduplication: शो-शुच्)
निधानाःbeing laid down / set (as kindled fires)
निधानाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (participle-derived)
Rootनि-धा (कृदन्त: निधान) अथवा निधान (prātipadika)
द्विःtwice
द्विः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootद्विस् (avyaya)
यत्when / as
यत्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (relative pronoun)
त्रिःthrice
त्रिः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootत्रिस् (avyaya)
मरुतःthe Maruts
मरुतः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (prātipadika)
वावृधन्तthey grew / waxed strong
वावृधन्त:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु; reduplicated perfect: वा-वृध्)
अरेणवःdustless / stainless
अरेणवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-रेणु (prātipadika; a- privative + रेणु ‘dust’)
हिरण्ययासःgolden
हिरण्ययासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्यय (prātipadika; ‘golden’)
एषाम्of these (of them)
एषाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
साकम्together (with)
साकम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाकम् (avyaya)
नृम्णैःwith manly powers / heroic mights
नृम्णैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनृम्ण (prātipadika)
पौंस्येभिःwith acts/qualities of manliness
पौंस्येभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपौंस्य (prātipadika; ‘manliness, virility’)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (avyaya)
भूवन्they became / came to be
भूवन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)

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