Rig Veda 6.16.41: Mandala 6, Sukta 16, Mantra 41
Sukta 6.16
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र देवं देववीतये भरता वसुवित्तमम् । आ स्वे योनौ नि षीदतु ॥
Transliteration
prá deváṁ devávītaye bháratā vasuvíttamam | ā́ své yónau ní ṣīdatu ||
Translation
देवं देववीतये प्र भरत—स वसुवित्तमः; स स्वे योनौ स्वीयासने निष्यीदतु।
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
देवम्the god (Agni)
देवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
देववीतयेfor the divine enjoyment/feast (for the gods’ banquet)
देववीतये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootदेववीति (प्रातिपदिक; देव + वीतिः)
भरतbear, bring, offer
भरत:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भृ
वसुवित्तमम्the best wealth-winner
वसुवित्तमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवसुवित्तम (प्रातिपदिक; वसु-वित्तम ‘best at winning wealth’)
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
स्वेin his own
स्वे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootस्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
योनौwomb; seat; resting-place
योनौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown, in
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (upasarga)
षीदतुlet him sit down, be seated
षीदतु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (Vedic: √षद्/√सीद् ‘to sit’)
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