Rig Veda 6.21.7 — Mandala 6, Sukta 21, Mantra 7

Sukta 6.21

Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) (traditional)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अभि त्वा पाजो रक्षसो वि तस्थे महि जज्ञानमभि तत्सु तिष्ठ । तव प्रत्नेन युज्येन सख्या वज्रेण धृष्णो अप ता नुदस्व ॥

Transliteration

abhi tvā pājo rakṣaso vi tasthe mahi jajñānam abhi tat su tiṣṭha | tava pratnena yujyena sakhyā vajreṇa dhṛṣṇo apa tā nudasva ||

Translation

Против тебя встала мощь ракшасов; стой твердо на том, о великорождённый. Своей древней, впряжённой дружбой, о Дерзновенный, ваджрой отгони их прочь, оттесни.

Word by Word

• अभि: towards; against; over
• अभि: Adhikaraṇa (directional/relational) / Upasarga
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• त्वा: you (acc. sg.)
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• पाजः: might; strength; power
• पाजः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाजस् (नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक)

• रक्षसः: of the Rākṣasa; of the demon
• रक्षसः: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक)

• वि: apart; forth; asunder
• वि: Adhikaraṇa (directional/relational) / Upasarga
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• तस्थे: has stood; took its stand
• तस्थे: Kriyā (finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)

• महि: greatly; mightily
• महि: Viśeṣaṇa (adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: महि (अव्यय; also related to मह्/महान् semantic ‘great’)

• जज्ञानम्: the newly-born/one who has arisen (mighty one)
• जज्ञानम्: Karma (object of implied/understood action ‘(approach)’) / Viśeṣya of त्वा in apposition
• Type: Participle (Adjective) / Kṛdanta
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जज्ञा- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• अभि: towards; against
• अभि: Adhikaraṇa (directional/relational) / Upasarga
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सु: well; thoroughly
• सु: Viśeṣaṇa (adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)

• तिष्ठ: stand!; take your stand!
• तिष्ठ: Kriyā (imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)

• तव: of you; your
• तव: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रत्नेन: with the ancient (one); with the former
• प्रत्नेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: प्रत्न (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• युज्येन: with the yoked/fit/appropriate (bond)
• युज्येन: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज्य (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; from युज् ‘to yoke/join’)

• सख्या: with friendship; by alliance
• सख्या: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सख्य (नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक)

• वज्रेण: with the thunderbolt
• वज्रेण: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (पुं-प्रातिपदिक)

• धृष्णो: O bold one!; O daring one!
• धृष्णो: Sambodhana (address)
• Type: Adjective (vocative)
• Root: धृष्णु (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• अप: away; off
• अप: Adhikaraṇa (directional/relational) / Upasarga
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• ता: those (them)
• ता: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नु: now; indeed
• नु: Nipāta (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (अव्यय)

• नुदस्व: drive away!; thrust away!
• नुदस्व: Kriyā (imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नुद् (धातु)