Rig Veda 6.48.2: Mandala 6, Sukta 48, Mantra 2

Sukta 6.48

Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya

Devata: Agni (as Ūrjo Napāt)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

ऊर्जो नपातं स हिनायमस्मयुर्दाशेम हव्यदातये । भुवद्वाजेष्वविता भुवद्वृध उत त्राता तनूनाम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 6.48.2

Transliteration

ūrjó nápātaṃ sá hinā́yam asmayúr dā́śema havyádātaye | bhúvad vā́jeṣv avitā́ bhúvad vṛdhá uta trātā́ tanū́nām ||

Translation

Synowi Energii chcielibyśmy złożyć ofiarę, popychani wewnętrznym pragnieniem, albowiem on jest dawcą oblaty. Niech stanie się naszym pomocnikiem w pełniach siły, niech stanie się naszym pomnażaczem, a także obrońcą naszego ucieleśnionego bytu.

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Word by Word

• ऊर्जः: of strength / of vital power
• ऊर्जः: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्ज् (प्रातिपदिक: ऊर्ज्/ऊर्जा-)

• नपातम्: the offspring/son (epithet: ‘offspring of strength’)
• नपातम्: कर्म (object of दाशेम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नपात् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्तृ (of the clause with हि)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)

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

• नायम्: not this one (i.e., not such a one)
• नायम्: कर्तृ (of implied negated predication)
• Type: Indeclinable + Pronoun
• Root: न + अयम् (सर्वनाम)

• अस्मयुः: not derisive / not mocking
• अस्मयुः: कर्तृ/विशेषण (predicative/qualifier of सः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्मयु- (प्रातिपदिक; a- + स्मयु ‘smiling/derisive’)

• दाशेम: may we offer
• दाशेम: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: दाश् (धातु; ‘to offer, give’)

• हव्यदातये: for the giving of oblations / for bestowing the offering
• हव्यदातये: सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन (purpose/recipient)
• Type: Noun (dative of purpose)
• Root: हव्यदाति- (प्रातिपदिक; हव्य + दाति ‘giving’)

• भुवत्: may he be / let him be
• भुवत्: क्रिया (injunctive/jussive: ‘be!’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)

• वाजेषु: in prizes / in strengths (victories)
• वाजेषु: अधिकरण (locative: sphere)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज- (प्रातिपदिक)

• अविता: protector
• अविता: कर्तृ (predicate noun of भुवत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवितृ- (प्रातिपदिक; from अव् ‘to protect’)

• भुवत्: may he be
• भुवत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)

• वृधः: increaser / promoter
• वृधः: कर्तृ (predicate noun of भुवत्)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वृध्/वृध- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘increaser, augmenter’)

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

• त्राता: savior / rescuer
• त्राता: कर्तृ (predicate noun; coordinated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रातृ- (प्रातिपदिक; from त्रै ‘to protect’)

• तनूनाम्: of our bodies / of persons (selves)
• तनूनाम्: सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of bodies/selves’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनू- (प्रातिपदिक)