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Rig Veda 7.60.6: Mandala 7, Sukta 60, Mantra 6

Sukta 7.60

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha Maitrāvaruṇi) (traditional ascription for Maṇḍala 7)
Devata: Mitra–Varuṇa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

इमे मित्रो वरुणो दूळभासोऽचेतसं चिच्चितयन्ति दक्षैः । अपि क्रतुं सुचेतसं वतन्तस्तिरश्चिदंहः सुपथा नयन्ति ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 7.60.6
Transliteration

imé mitró váruṇo dūḷábhāso ’cetásaṃ cic citayanti dákṣaiḥ | ápi krátum sucétasaṃ vátantas tiráś cid áṃhaḥ supáthā nayanti ||

Translation

Mitra dan Varuṇa ini, sukar diserang, membangunkan bahkan yang tidak menyedari (acetasa) dengan daya-daya kebijaksanaan (dákṣa). Mereka membentuk dalam diri kita kehendak (krátu) yang jernih-bercahaya dalam kesedaran (sucetasa), dan menuntun kita di jalan yang baik (supathā) melampaui bahkan kebengkokan dosa dan derita batin (aṃhas).

Word by Word
इमेthese
इमे:
Kartā
TypePronoun (Demonstrative)
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रःMitra
मित्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (Proper/Deity)
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (Proper/Deity)
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
दूळभासःhard-to-deceive / not easily deluded
दूळभासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootदूळभ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दुर्लभ’ इत्यर्थे वैदिकरूपम्)
अचेतसम्the unthinking / the unperceiving
अचेतसम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable (Particle)
Rootचित् (निपात)
चितयन्तिthey make perceive / they awaken
चितयन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootचित् (धातु; ‘चेतयति/चितयति’ = बोधयति)
दक्षैःby (their) powers/skills
दक्षैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
अपिalso; moreover
अपि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (Particle/Preverb)
Rootअपि (निपात)
क्रतुम्resolve; will; insight
क्रतुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
सुचेतसम्well-guided / of good understanding
सुचेतसम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
वतन्तःmoving; proceeding
वतन्तः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (Participle)
Rootवृत्/वर्त् (धातु; ‘वर्तते/वतते’ = वर्तते, प्रवर्तते)
तिरःacross; beyond
तिरः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतिरस् (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable (Particle)
Rootचित् (निपात)
अंहःdistress; sin; narrowness
अंहः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअंहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सुपथाby a good path; on a good way
सुपथा:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective (used adverbially) / Instrumental noun-form
Rootसु-पथ (प्रातिपदिक)
नयन्तिthey lead
नयन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootनी (धातु)
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