Rig Veda 6.14.3: Mandala 6, Sukta 14, Mantra 3
Sukta 6.14
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नाना ह्यग्नेऽवसे स्पर्धन्ते रायो अर्यः । तूर्वन्तो दस्युमायवो व्रतैः सीक्षन्तो अव्रतम् ॥
Transliteration
nānā́ hí agne ávase spárdhante rā́yo aryáḥ | tū́rvanto dásyum ā́yavo vratáiḥ sīkṣánto avratám ||
Translation
हे अग्ने, तवावसे च राये च आर्यस्य स्पर्धा नानाविधा हि। व्रतैः तूर्वन्तो दस्युमायवः, ऋतस्य सीक्षन्तोऽव्रतम्।
Word by Word
नानाvariously, in many ways
नाना:
Adhikaraṇa (प्रकार/विधि-निर्देशः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाना (avyaya-prātipadika)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (avyaya)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन (address)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (prātipadika)
अवसेfor aid, for help
अवसे:
Sampradāna (purpose/benefit)
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (prātipadika)
स्पर्धन्तेthey contend, vie
स्पर्धन्ते:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√स्पर्ध् (स्पर्धते) प्रतिस्पर्धायाम्
रायःriches, bounties
रायः:
Kartā (of स्पर्धन्ते)
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रायि (prātipadika) ‘wealth’
अर्यःthe noble (Arya), the worthy man
अर्यः:
Kartā (apposition to रायः / or ‘the noble one’ as subject in sense)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअर्य (prātipadika)
तूर्वन्तःoverpowering, pressing hard
तूर्वन्तः:
Kartā (of implied action with following participles)
TypeParticiple
Root√तुर् (तूर्वति) हिंसायाम्/अतिक्रमणे
दस्युमायवःthose of Dasyu-like guile / the Dasyu-deceivers (hostile tricksters)
दस्युमायवः:
Kartā (those who …)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootदस्यु + मायु (prātipadika; bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa compound in Vedic usage)
व्रतैःby (their) ordinances, by vows/observances
व्रतैः:
Karaṇa (instrument/means)
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत (prātipadika)
सीक्षन्तःtraining, disciplining
सीक्षन्तः:
Kartā (coordinated with तूर्वन्तः)
TypeParticiple
Root√शिक्ष्/√सीक्ष् (वैदिक) ‘to train, discipline, instruct’
अव्रतम्the vowless one / one without observance (lawless)
अव्रतम्:
Karma (object of सीक्षन्तः)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअ-व्रत (prātipadika)
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