Rig Veda 6.60.3: Mandala 6, Sukta 60, Mantra 3

Sukta 6.60

Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional attribution for Maṇḍala 6)

Devata: Indrāgnī (dual deity: Indra and Agni together)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 6.60; verse-level confirmation may vary by recension)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ वृत्रहणा वृत्रहभिः शुष्मैरिन्द्र यातं नमोभिरग्ने अर्वाक् । युवं राधोभिरकवेभिरिन्द्राग्ने अस्मे भवतमुत्तमेभिः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 6.60.3

Transliteration

ā́ vṛtrahanā vṛtrahábhhiḥ śúṣmair índra yā́taṃ namóbhir agne arvā́k | yuváṃ rā́dhobhir ákavebhir indrā́gne asmè bhavatam uttamébhiḥ ||

Translation

Vinde para cá, ó Indra e Agni, Vṛtrahanas, abatidores de Vṛtra, com vossos poderes vitoriosos e vossas energias impelentes; aproximai-vos de nós com nossas reverências. Vós dois, Indra‑Agni, tornai-vos para nós, com vossos dons infalíveis e luminosos, os mais altos auxiliares e doadores das melhores plenitudes.

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Word by Word

• आ: hither, towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• वृत्रहणा: O two Vṛtra-slayers
• वृत्रहणा: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (dual vocative) / epithet
• Root: वृत्रहन् (वृत्र + हन्)

• वृत्रहभिः: with/through Vṛtra-slaying (powers/agents)
• वृत्रहभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वृत्रह (वृत्र + हन् > ह)

• शुष्मैः: with strengths, with mights
• शुष्मैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुष्म

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र

• यातम्: come (you two), go hither
• यातम्: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)

• नमोभिः: with obeisances, with salutations
• नमोभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस्

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि

• अर्वाक्: hitherward
• अर्वाक्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अर्वाक् (अव्यय)

• युवम्: you two
• युवम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• राधोभिः: with gifts, with bounties
• राधोभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधस्

• अकवेभिः: with the unpoetic/unsage (ones) (i.e., with non-poets; or with those not acting as seers)
• अकवेभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: अकवि (a-kavi)

• इन्द्राग्ने: O Indra and Agni
• इन्द्राग्ने: सम्बोधन
• Type: Compound vocative (dvandva)
• Root: इन्द्र + अग्नि

• अस्मे: in us, for us
• अस्मे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• भवतम्: be (you two), become
• भवतम्: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)

• उत्तमेभिः: with the best (things/helps)
• उत्तमेभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम