Rig Veda 6.20.7: Mandala 6, Sukta 20, Mantra 7

Sukta 6.20

Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

वि पिप्रोरहिमायस्य दृळ्हाः पुरो वज्रिञ्छवसा न दर्दः । सुदामन्तद्रेक्णो अप्रमृष्यमृजिश्वने दात्रं दाशुषे दाः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 6.20.7

Transliteration

ví piprór áhī-māyasya dṛḷhā́ḥ púro vajríñ chávasa ná dardaḥ | sudā́man tád rékṇo apra-mṛ́ṣyam ṛ́jiśvane dātráṃ dāśúṣe dāḥ ||

Translation

Ty, dzierżący piorun, rozbiłeś swoją siłą twierdze mocno ustawione przez Pipru o wężowej sztuce. O dobry dawco, dałeś to nie do zdobycia bogactwo jako dar Ridziśwanie, ofiarodawcy, który daje.

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Word by Word

• वि: apart, asunder; forth
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (upasarga)

• पिप्रोः: of Pipru (a demon/foe)
• पिप्रोः: सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्रु (prātipadika)

• अहिम्: the serpent; Ahi (Vṛtra-like foe)
• अहिम्: कर्म (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहि (prātipadika)

• आयस्य: of iron; iron(-like)
• आयस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitival qualifier)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: आयस् (prātipadika)

• दृळ्हाः: firm, strong
• दृळ्हाः: विशेषण (of ‘पुरः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृळ्ह (prātipadika < √दृंह्/दृढ् ‘to make firm’)

• पुरः: fortresses, strongholds
• पुरः: कर्म (object of ‘दर्दः’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर्/पुरः (prātipadika)

• वज्रिन्: O wielder of the thunderbolt (Indra)
• वज्रिन्: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: वज्रिन् (prātipadika)

• शवसा: with might, by strength
• शवसा: करण (means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शवस् (prātipadika)

• न: like, as
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (particle)

• दर्दः: you split/broke
• दर्दः: क्रिया (addressed to Indra)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दॄ/दर् (Vedic: ‘to split, burst, cleave’)

• सुदामन्: O bountiful one
• सुदामन्: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: सुदामन् (prātipadika)

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (object; ‘that [deed/thing]’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (pronoun)

• रेक्णः: of wealth, of riches
• रेक्णः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेक्णस्/रेक्ण (prātipadika)

• अप्रमृष्यम्: untouchable, unassailable
• अप्रमृष्यम्: विशेषण (of ‘तत्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ- + प्रमृष्य (gerundive/adj. < √मृश् ‘to touch, injure’ with pra-)

• ऋजिश्वने: to Ṛjiśvan (a patron)
• ऋजिश्वने: सम्प्रदान (recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋजिश्वन् (prātipadika; proper name)

• दात्रम्: a gift, donation
• दात्रम्: कर्म (thing given)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दात्र (prātipadika < √दा ‘to give’)

• दाशुषे: to the worshipper/offerer
• दाशुषे: सम्प्रदान (recipient)
• Type: Noun (participle used substantively)
• Root: दाशुष् (prātipadika < √दाश्/√दश् ‘to worship, offer’)

• दाः: give
• दाः: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (to give)