Rig Veda 6.17.2: Mandala 6, Sukta 17, Mantra 2
Sukta 6.17
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional; needs confirmation)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स ईं पाहि य ऋजीषी तरुत्रो यः शिप्रवान्वृषभो यो मतीनाम् । यो गोत्रभिद्वज्रभृद्यो हरिष्ठाः स इन्द्र चित्राँ अभि तृन्धि वाजान् ॥
Transliteration
sá īṃ pāhi yá ṛjīṣī tárutro yáḥ śípravān vṛṣabhó yó matīnā́m | yó gotra-bhíd vajra-bhṛ́d yó hari-sthā́ḥ sá indra citrā́ṃ abhí tṛndhi vā́jān ||
Translation
स ईं पाहि य ऋजीषी तरुत्रो यः शिप्रवान् वृषभो यो मतीनाम् । यो गोत्रभिद् वज्रभृद् यो हरिष्ठाः स इन्द्र चित्राँ अभि तृन्धि वाजान् ॥
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (स- सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ईम्indeed; him (emphatic particle)
ईम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम् (निपात/सर्वनामिक-अव्यय)
पाहिprotect!
पाहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पाने/रक्षणे)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (य- सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ऋजीषी(Indra) with the pressed soma/with the soma-juice
ऋजीषी:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootऋजीषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
तरुत्रःovercoming; victorious
तरुत्रः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootतरुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
शिप्रवान्strong-jawed; with prominent jaws
शिप्रवान्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootशिप्रवत् (प्रातिपदिक) < शिप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वृषभःbull (mighty one)
वृषभः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
मतीनाम्of thoughts; of devotions
मतीनाम्:
—
TypeNoun
Rootमति (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
गोत्रभित्splitter of the cow-pen (Vṛtra’s enclosure)
गोत्रभित्:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगोत्रभिद् (प्रातिपदिक) < गोत्र + भिद् (√भिद्) (कृदन्त-समास)
वज्रभृत्bearer of the thunderbolt
वज्रभृत्:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवज्रभृत् (प्रातिपदिक) < वज्र + भृत् (√भृ) (कृदन्त-समास)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
हरिष्ठाःstanding on/with the bays (bay-horsed)
हरिष्ठाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootहरिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक) < हरि + स्था (√स्था) (कृदन्त/समास)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्रान्bright; splendid
चित्रान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards; against
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तृन्धिstrike down; cleave
तृन्धि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootतृन्द्/तृध् (वैदिक) (हिंसायाम्/छेदने)
वाजान्prizes; strengths; spoils
वाजान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
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