Rig Veda 1.6.6 — Mandala 1, Sukta 6, Mantra 6

Sukta 1.6

Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (traditionally for RV 1.1–1.11; hymn 1.6 attributed to the Vaiśvāmitra circle)

Devata: Indra (with the hymn’s broader context praising Indra’s power and the seeker’s approach through mantra)

Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 pādas of 8 syllables; typical for early Indra hymns in Mandala 1)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

देवयन्तो यथा मतिमच्छा विदद्वसुं गिरः । महामनूषत श्रुतम् ॥

Transliteration

devayánto yáthā matím ácchā vidádvasuṃ gíraḥ | mahā́m anū́ṣata śrutám ||

Translation

Como buscadores do Divino, nossas palavras inspiradas seguem diretas ao pensamento desperto que descobre a riqueza verdadeira; elas entoaram o Vasto, o «bem-ouvido» (a Verdade).

Word by Word

• देवयन्तः: seeking the gods / godward (men)
• देवयन्तः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective (participial)
• Root: देवय् (प्रातिपदिक: देवयन्त् < √देव्/देवय् ‘देव-भावं कामयति/देवेषु प्रवर्तते’)

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: अव्यय (सम्बन्ध/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (य-प्रातिपदिक)

• मतिम्: thought, intention, hymn-thought
• मतिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक; from √मन् ‘to think’)

• अच्छा: towards, unto
• अच्छा: अव्यय (गति-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अच्छा

• विदत्: found / obtained
• विदत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb (finite)
• Root: √विद् ‘to find/know’

• वसुम्: wealth, good (treasure)
• वसुम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)

• गिरः: songs, hymns
• गिरः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक; from √गॄ/गॢ ‘to sing/utter’)

• महाम्: great
• महाम्: कर्म (विशेष्य-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक)

• अनूषत: they praised / lauded
• अनूषत: क्रिया
• Type: Verb (finite)
• Root: √नू/नव् (Vedic: ‘to praise, to laud’; anu- + √नू)

• श्रुतम्: the famed/heard-of (renown)
• श्रुतम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective/Participle used substantively
• Root: श्रुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; from √श्रु ‘to hear’)