Rig Veda 6.13.3: Mandala 6, Sukta 13, Mantra 3
Sukta 6.13
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स सत्पतिः शवसा हन्ति वृत्रमग्ने विप्रो वि पणेर्भर्ति वाजम् । यं त्वं प्रचेत ऋतजात राया सजोषा नप्त्रापां हिनोषि ॥
Transliteration
sá sátpatiḥ śávasā hanti vṛtrám agne vípro ví paṇér bhárti vā́jam | yáṃ tváṃ práceta ṛtajāta rāyā́ sajóṣā náptrā apā́ṃ hinóṣi ||
Translation
स सत्पतिः शवसा हन्ति वृत्रम्; अग्ने विप्रो वि पणेर्भर्ति वाजम्। यं त्वं प्रचेत ऋतजात राया सजोशा नप्त्रापां हिनोषि, तं त्वं प्रचोदयसि।
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सत्पतिःlord of the good/true (good lord)
सत्पतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसत् + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
शवसाby might, with strength
शवसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
हन्तिslays
हन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु)
वृत्रम्Vṛtra (the obstructer)
वृत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
—
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
विप्रःthe inspired sage/priest
विप्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, asunder, forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
पणेःfrom the Paṇi (miser/demon)
पणेः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootपणि (प्रातिपदिक)
भर्तिbears, brings, carries off
भर्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धातु)
वाजम्prize, booty; strength/victory
वाजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
यम्whom/which
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रचेतःO far-seeing/wise one
प्रचेतः:
—
TypeAdjective/Noun (vocative)
Rootप्र-चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतजातO born of ṛta (cosmic order), rightly-born
ऋतजात:
—
TypeAdjective (past participial compound)
Rootऋत-जात (कृदन्त/समास; √जन्)
रायाwith wealth, by bounty
राया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/राय (प्रातिपदिक)
सजोषाःin companionship, in concord
सजोषाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootस-जोषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
नप्त्राwith the two grandsons/descendants
नप्त्रा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनप्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
अपाम्of the waters
अपाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
हिनोषिyou impel, you set in motion
हिनोषि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootहि (धातु; Vedic: ‘to impel/set in motion’)
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