Rig Veda 1.162.6: Mandala 1, Sukta 162, Mantra 6
Sukta 1.162
Rishi: Dīrghatamas Aucathya
Devata: Ritual powers of the Aśvamedha (supporting deities implicit; collective ‘workers’ as functional devatās)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यूपव्रस्का उत ये यूपवाहाश्चषालं ये अश्वयूपाय तक्षति । ये चार्वते पचनं सम्भरन्त्युतो तेषामभिगूर्तिर्न इन्वतु ॥
Transliteration
yūpavráskā utá yé yūpavāhā́ś caṣā́laṃ yé aśvayūpā́ya tákṣati | yé cā́rvate pácanaṃ sambháranty utó téṣām abhigū́rtir na invatu ||
Translation
यूपव्रस्का उत ये यूपवाहाः, चषालं येऽश्वयूपाय तक्षन्ति; ये चार्वते पचनं सम्भरन्ति—उतो तेषामभिगूर्तिर्नः इन्वतु, सर्वेषां दृढसङ्गतिः प्रेरणा च नः प्रचोदयतु।
Word by Word
यू॒प॒व्र॒स्काःthe yūpa-cutters / those who trim the sacrificial post
यू॒प॒व्र॒स्काः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (agent-noun) / Adjective
Rootयूप-व्रस्क (प्रातिपदिक; व्रस्क < √व्रश्/व्रस्क् ‘छेदन/कर्तन’)
उ॒तand also
उ॒त:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
येwho (those who)
ये:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यू॑पवा॒हाःthe yūpa-bearers / those who carry the post
यू॑पवा॒हाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (agent-noun) / Adjective
Rootयूप-वाह (प्रातिपदिक; वाह < √वह् ‘वहन’)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
षालम्the (yoke-)pin / chashāla (ritual implement)
षालम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootचषाल (प्रातिपदिक)
येwho
ये:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अ॑श्वयू॒पायfor the horse-post (the yūpa for the horse-sacrifice)
अ॑श्वयू॒पाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व-यूप (प्रातिपदिक)
तक्ष॑तिhe fashions / he carpenters
तक्ष॑ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√तक्ष् (तक्षति)
येwho
ये:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अर्व॑तेfor the steed / for the horse
अर्व॑ते:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअर्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
पच॑नम्the cooking / the cooked offering (cooking-preparation)
पच॑नम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपचन (प्रातिपदिक; < √पच् ‘पाक’)
स॒म्भर॑न्तिthey bring together / they provide
स॒म्भर॑न्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-√भृ (भरति)
उ॒तोand also
उ॒तो:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत + उ (sandhi-form)
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अ॒भिगू॑र्तिःthe acclamation / praise
अ॒भिगू॑र्तिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअभि-गूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक; गूर्ति < √गॄ/√गुर् ‘स्तुति/प्रशंसा’—‘praise, acclamation’)
नःour / of us
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
इ॒न्व॒तुmay it set in motion / impel / gladden
इ॒न्व॒तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√इन्/√इन्व् (इन्वति ‘प्रेरणे/गमने’)
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