Rig Veda 6.15.2: Mandala 6, Sukta 15, Mantra 2
Sukta 6.15
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; requires confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मित्रं न यं सुधितं भृगवो दधुर्वनस्पतावीड्यमूर्ध्वशोचिषम् । स त्वं सुप्रीतो वीतहव्ये अद्भुत प्रशस्तिभिर्महयसे दिवेदिवे ॥
Transliteration
mítraṁ ná yáṁ su-dhítaṁ bhṛ́gavo dadhúr vanaspátāv ī́ḍyam ūrdhvā́-śociṣam | sá tvaṁ su-prī́to vīta-hávye adbhúta práśasti-bhir mahayase divé-divé ||
Translation
मित्रं न यं सुधितं भृगवो दधुर्वनस्पतावीळ्यमूर्ध्वशोचिषम्। स त्वं सुप्रीतो वीतहव्ये अद्भुत प्रशस्तिभिर्महयसे दिवेदिवे॥
Word by Word
मित्रम्Mitra; a friend (as object of ‘placed/established’)
मित्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
यम्whom
यम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुधितम्well-disposed / well-intentioned
सुधितम्:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-धि (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; धि ‘to think/understand’)
भृगवःthe Bhṛgus (a priestly clan)
भृगवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootभृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
दधुःthey have placed/established
दधुः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
वनस्पतौin/at the lord of the wood (tree; ritual wood/fire)
वनस्पतौ:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootवनस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
ईड्यम्praiseworthy
ईड्यम्:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootईड्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √ईड्/ईळ् ‘to praise’)
ऊर्ध्वशोचिषम्having upward flames / upward-radiant
ऊर्ध्वशोचिषम्:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootऊर्ध्व-शोचिस् (समास-प्रातिपदिक; शोचिस् ‘flame, radiance’)
सःhe (that one)
सः:
कर्तृ (अनुवाद-सम्बन्ध) / विषय-निर्देश
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुप्रीतःwell-pleased, very gracious
सुप्रीतः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-प्रीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √प्री ‘to please’)
वीतहव्येat the (rite) with well-borne/accepted oblations
वीतहव्ये:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवीत-हव्य (समास-प्रातिपदिक; √वी ‘to pursue/enjoy’ + हव्य ‘oblation’)
अद्भुतO wondrous one
अद्भुत:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative use)
Rootअद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रशस्तिभिःwith praises, by laudations
प्रशस्तिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootप्र-शस्ति (प्रातिपदिक; √शंस् ‘to praise’)
महयसेyou magnify/exalt (yourself/are magnified)
महयसे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमह्/महय् (धातु; caus./denom. ‘to magnify, exalt’)
दिवेfor the day
दिवे:
सम्प्रदान/उद्देश्य
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवेday by day
दिवे:
सम्प्रदान/उद्देश्य
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
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