Rig Veda 6.65.4: Mandala 6, Sukta 65, Mantra 4

Sukta 6.65

Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) tradition

Devata: Uṣas

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm in edition)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

इदा हि वो विधते रत्नमस्तीदा वीराय दाशुष उषासः । इदा विप्राय जरते यदुक्था नि ष्म मावते वहथा पुरा चित् ॥

Transliteration

idā́ hí vo vidhaté rátnam ástīdā́ vīrā́ya dāśúṣa uṣāsaḥ | idā́ víprāya járate yád ukthā́ ní ṣmá mā́vate vahathā purā́ cit ||

Translation

ଏବେ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ତୁମର ରତ୍ନ ବିଧାତେ—ଯଜ୍ଞକର୍ମ କରୁଥିବା—ପାଇଁ ଅଛି; ଏବେ, ହେ ଉଷାମାନେ, ବୀର ଦାଶୁଷ (ଦାନଶୀଳ) ପାଇଁ। ଏବେ ବୟସ୍କ ହେଉଥିବା ବିପ୍ର—ପ୍ରେରିତ ଗାୟକ—ଯେତେବେଳେ ଉକ୍ଥ (ସ୍ତୁତିବଚନ) ଧାରଣ କରେ; ନିଶ୍ଚୟ, ପ୍ରୟାସୀ ମାବତ ପାଇଁ ମଧ୍ୟ ତୁମେ ପୂର୍ବରୁ ହିଁ (ବରଦାନ) ବହନ କରିଆସିଛ।

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Word by Word

• इदा: here, now
• इदा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इदा (अव्यय)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (निपात)

• वः: of you / for you
• वः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• विधते: to the worshipper (the one who performs the rite)
• विधते: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि-धा (धातु: धा ‘to place, arrange’ → विधातृ/विधत् ‘worshipper, arranger’)

• रत्नम्: a treasure, gift
• रत्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्

• इदा: here, now
• इदा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इदा (अव्यय)

• वीराय: to the hero (man)
• वीराय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर

• दाशुषे: to the giver/worshipper
• दाशुषे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun (agent) / participial stem
• Root: दाश्वांस् (√दाश्/दंस् ‘to give, worship’ → दाशुष् ‘giver, worshipper’)

• उषासः: the Dawns
• उषासः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: उषस्

• इदा: here, now
• इदा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इदा (अव्यय)

• विप्राय: to the inspired poet/seer
• विप्राय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र

• जरते: (he) chants/praises
• जरते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: जर्/जॄ (Vedic: ‘to sing/chant, praise’; also ‘to grow old’ in Classical, but here ‘praiser’ context)

• यत्: which, that (what)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun/Relative
• Root: यद्

• उक्थानि: hymns, recitations
• उक्थानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उक्थ

• नि: down, forth (prefix)
• नि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• ष्म: indeed, surely
• ष्म: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ष्म (निपात)

• मावते: to the bounteous one (patron)
• मावते: Sampradāna
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: मावत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bounteous/beneficent’, often epithet of a patron)

• वहथ: you (pl.) convey/bring
• वहथ: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह्

• पुरा: formerly, before
• पुरा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)

• चित्: even
• चित्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (निपात)