Rig Veda 6.10.3 — Mandala 6, Sukta 10, Mantra 3

Sukta 6.10

Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional)

Devata: Agni (citraśociḥ), giver of ūti and finder of ‘cows’

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

पीपाय स श्रवसा मर्त्येषु यो अग्नये ददाश विप्र उक्थैः । चित्राभिस्तमूतिभिश्चित्रशोचिर्व्रजस्य साता गोमतो दधाति ॥

Transliteration

pīpā́ya sá śrávasā mártyeṣu yó agnáye dadā́śa vípra ukthaíḥ | citrā́bhis tám ūtíbhis citrá-śocir vrajásya sātā́ gó-mato dadhāti ||

Translation

ମର୍ତ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସେ ଦ୍ୟୁତିମୟ ଶ୍ରବସାରେ ବୃଦ୍ଧି ପାଉଛନ୍ତି—ଯେ ବିପ୍ର ଉକ୍ଥମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଅଗ୍ନିଙ୍କୁ ଦାନ ଅର୍ପଣ କରେ। ଚିତ୍ରଶୋଚି ସେ, ବିଭିନ୍ନ ଊତିମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା, ତାହା ପାଇଁ ଗୋମତ ବ୍ରଜର ଜୟକୁ ସ୍ଥାପନ କରନ୍ତି—କିରଣମାନଙ୍କ ସମୃଦ୍ଧି, ଜ୍ଞାନର ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣତା।

Word by Word

• पीपाय: has strengthened / has made to swell (increase)
• पीपाय: Kriyā (predicate) / Kartṛ-anuvṛtti (with implied subject = ‘he’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पा (पिबति/पाययति) → caus./intens. पीपाय

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स

• श्रवसा: by (his) fame / by glory
• श्रवसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवस् (नपुंसक/पुं. ‘fame, glory, might’)

• मर्त्येषु: among mortals
• मर्त्येषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक ‘mortal’)

• यः: who
• यः: Kartā (relative clause)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → य

• अग्नये: to Agni
• अग्नये: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)

• ददाश: has given
• ददाश: Kriyā (relative clause)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (ददाति) → perfect ददाश

• विप्रः: the inspired seer
• विप्रः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक ‘inspired poet, sage’)

• उक्थैः: with hymns
• उक्थैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: उक्थ (प्रातिपदिक ‘hymn of praise, recitation’)

• चित्राभिः: with brilliant / wondrous
• चित्राभिः: Karaṇa (qualifier) / Saha-karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्रा (स्त्री. ‘bright, variegated’; here as adj. to ऊतिभिः)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → त

• ऊतिभिः: with aids / protections
• ऊतिभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊति (स्त्री. ‘help, aid, protection’)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• चित्रशोचिः: bright-flamed
• चित्रशोचिः: Kartā (apposition to सः / or to implied Agni) / Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र-शोचिस् (बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय ‘having bright flames’)

• व्रजस्य: of the cattle-pen / of the fold
• व्रजस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रज (प्रातिपदिक ‘pen, enclosure; herd/settlement’)

• साता: the winning / gain
• साता: Kartā (of दधाति) / or predicate-noun ‘winning’
• Type: Noun
• Root: साति (स्त्री. ‘winning, gaining’; RV also ‘prize, acquisition’)

• गोमतः: of the cow-rich (one) / rich in cattle
• गोमतः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोमत् (प्रातिपदिक ‘possessing cows, rich in cattle’)

• दधाति: places / bestows / establishes
• दधाति: Kriyā (main predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धा (दधाति)