Rig Veda 6.19.8: Mandala 6, Sukta 19, Mantra 8

Sukta 6.19

Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (trad.)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ नो भर वृषणं शुष्ममिन्द्र धनस्पृतं शूशुवांसं सुदक्षम् । येन वंसाम पृतनासु शत्रून्तवोतिभिरुत जामीँरजामीन् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 6.19.8

Transliteration

ā́ no bhara vṛ́ṣaṇaṃ śúṣmam indra dhana-spṛ́taṃ śūśuvā́ṃsaṃ su-dákṣam | yéna vaṃsā́ma pṛ́tanāsu śátrūn távotíbhir utá jāmī́ṃr ajāmī́n ||

Translation

Przynieś nam, o Indro, byczą moc, gwałtowną siłę, zdobywającą bogactwa, wzrastającą w intensywności i doskonale biegłą; dzięki niej moglibyśmy podbić w bitwach wrogów, przez twoje wsparcie, a także bliskich krewnych i obcych, którzy się nam sprzeciwiają.

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Word by Word

• आ: hither; towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga) / ā (avyaya)

• नः: of us; for us
• नः: Sampradāna (beneficiary/for us)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (pronoun)

• भर: bring; bear
• भर: — (finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भृ (भरणे)

• वृषणम्: bull-like; mighty
• वृषणम्: Karma (object of ‘bring’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृषन् (prātipadika)

• शुष्मम्: strength; vigor
• शुष्मम्: Karma (object/apposition to vṛṣaṇam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुष्म (prātipadika)

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: इन्द्र (prātipadika)

• धनस्पृतम्: winning/attaining wealth; wealth-winning
• धनस्पृतम्: Karma (qualifier of the brought ‘strength/hero’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन- + √स्पृ (स्पर्शन/प्राप्तौ) → स्पृत (PPP) / धनस्पृत (bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa adj.)

• शूशुवांसम्: having grown strong; having become vigorous
• शूशुवांसम्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Participle (adjectival)
• Root: √शु (शवने/शोभने; reduplicated perfect participle) → शूशुवांस्

• सुदक्षम्: well-skilled; very able
• सुदक्षम्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- + दक्ष (prātipadika)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karaṇa (means: ‘by which’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (relative pronoun)

• वंसाम: clans; our people
• वंसाम: Karma (object of implied ‘make/lead/bring’ in the relative clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √वस् (वस निवासे) → वंस (Vedic: ‘clan/kin, people’; prātipadika)

• अप: away
• अप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अप (upasarga/avyaya)

• पृतनासु: in battles
• पृतनासु: Adhikaraṇa (location/sphere)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृतना (prātipadika)

• शत्रून्: enemies
• शत्रून्: Karma (object: those to be driven off/overcome)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (prātipadika)

• तव: thy; of you
• तव: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (possessor: ‘thy’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (pronoun)

• ऊतिभिः: with helps; with protections
• ऊतिभिः: Karaṇa (means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊति (prātipadika)

• उत: and also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (avyaya)

• जामीन्: kinsmen; kindred (near ones)
• जामीन्: Karma (object alongside ‘enemies’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामि (prātipadika)

• अजामीन्: non-kinsmen; strangers (not of the clan)
• अजामीन्: Karma (object alongside ‘jāmīn’)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: अ- + जामि (prātipadika)