Rig Veda 6.9.6: Mandala 6, Sukta 9, Mantra 6
Sukta 6.9
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional)
Devata: Agni as inner light; also the awakened faculties (hearing/seeing/mind) as instruments of revelation
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वि मे कर्णा पतयतो वि चक्षुर्वीदं ज्योतिर्हृदय आहितं यत् । वि मे मनश्चरति दूरआधीः किं स्विद्वक्ष्यामि किमु नू मनिष्ये ॥
Transliteration
ví me kárṇā patayato ví cákṣur ví ídaṃ jyótir hṛ́daya ā́hitaṃ yát | ví me mánas carati dūrā́dhīḥ kíṃ svíd vakṣyā́mi kím u nū́ maniṣye ||
Translation
У меня разлетаются уши, и расширяется взор: ибо этот Свет вложен в сердце. И ум мой движется, дальнедумный: что же воистину изреку я, и что ныне замыслю внутри?
Word by Word
विapart, asunder; forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि- (उपसर्ग) / √विभज् (अर्थ-प्रवृत्ति)
मेof me / to me
मे:
सम्बन्ध/सम्प्रदान (contextual)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
कर्णा(my) two ears
कर्णा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
पतयतःfly forth / dart about
पतयतः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पत् (पतति) / पतय- (वेद. गत्यर्थ)
विapart; forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि- (उपसर्ग)
चक्षुः(my) eye / sight
चक्षुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस्
वीदंhas found / has perceived / knows
वीदं:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (वेद. ‘वीद्’ = जानाति/विन्दति)
ज्योतिःlight
ज्योतिः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस्
हृदयॆin the heart
हृदयॆ:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootहृदय
आहितम्placed, deposited
आहितम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple
Rootआ-√धा (धत्ते) → आहित (कृदन्त)
यत्which / that
यत्:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
विapart; forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि- (उपसर्ग)
मेof me / to me
मे:
सम्बन्ध/सम्प्रदान (contextual)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
मनःmind
मनः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
चरतिmoves, wanders
चरति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√चर्
दूराधीःfar-ranging thought / far-reaching intent
दूराधीः:
कर्तृ (चरति इत्यस्य विशेषण/सहचर)
TypeNoun
Rootदूर-आधी (दूर + आधी ‘चिन्ता/विचार’)
किम्what?
किम्:
कर्म/प्रश्न
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
स्वित्indeed? pray? (interrogative particle)
स्वित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वित्
वक्ष्यामिshall I speak?
वक्ष्यामि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वच्
किम्what?
किम्:
कर्म/प्रश्न
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
उand/then; indeed
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ
नुnow; then
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
मनिष्येshall I think/plan?
मनिष्ये:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√मन् (मनुते) / √मनीष् (वेद. ‘मनिष्ये’)
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