Rig Veda 6.17.6: Mandala 6, Sukta 17, Mantra 6
Sukta 6.17
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional; needs confirmation)
Devata: Indra (with Angiras association)
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तव क्रत्वा तव तद्दंसनाभिरामासु पक्वं शच्या नि दीधः । और्णोर्दुर उस्रियाभ्यो वि दृळ्होदूर्वाद्गा असृजो अङ्गिरस्वान् ॥
Transliteration
táva krátvā táva tád daṃsanā́bhir āmā́su pakváṃ śácyā ní dīdhaḥ | aúrṇor dúra usríyābhyo ví dṛḷhó d ūrvā́d gā́ asṛjo áṅgirasvān ||
Translation
तव क्रत्वा तव तद्दंसनाभिः तव शच्या च—आमासु पक्वं निहितवानसि। उस्रियाभ्यो द्वाराण्यौर्णोः; दृढानि बन्धानि व्यदृणः; ऊर्वात् गाः (रश्मीन्) अङ्गिरस्वतः सह असृजः।
Word by Word
तवof you / your
तव:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
क्रत्वाby (your) resolve/power
क्रत्वा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु- (प्रातिपदिक)
तवof you / your
तव:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
तत्that
तत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दंसनाभिःwith wondrous powers/deeds
दंसनाभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootदंसना- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wondrous deed/skill’)
आमासुamong the unripe (things)
आमासु:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective (substantivized) / Noun
Rootआम- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘raw, unripe’)
पक्वम्the ripe (thing)
पक्वम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootपक्व- (प्रातिपदिक; PPP of √पच्)
शच्याby (your) power
शच्या:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootशची- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘might, power, skill’)
निdown, in; (intensifier with verb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दीधःyou placed/established
दीधः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धा (धा॒; ‘to put, place’), reduplicated aorist/ perfect-like Vedic form
और्णोःyou covered/closed
और्णोः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वृ (वृणोति/वृणुते; ‘to cover, enclose’; with augment-like ā- in Vedic: और्णोः)
दुरःthe doors/gates
दुरः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्/द्वार- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘door, gate’)
उस्रियाभ्यःfor the ruddy cows / to the cows
उस्रियाभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान/अपादान (context: ‘for/to’ or ‘from’ the cows)
TypeNoun
Rootउस्रिया- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘ruddy cows’ / ‘dawns’ in some contexts; here cows)
विapart, asunder, forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दृळ्हःfirm/strong
दृळ्हः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootदृळ्ह- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘firm, hard, strong’)
उदूर्वात्from the enclosure/pen
उदूर्वात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun (with preverb-like ud-) / Indeclinable compound
Rootउद्-ऊर्वा/ऊर्व- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘enclosure, pen, stall’; with ud- ‘out from’)
गाःthe cows
गाः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगो- (प्रातिपदिक)
असृजःyou released
असृजः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√सृज् (सृजति; ‘to release, let go’)
अङ्गिरस्वान्(you,) Aṅgiras-possessing / Aṅgiras-like
अङ्गिरस्वान्:
कर्तृ (सम्बोधन/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootअङ्गिरस्-वत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘possessing the Aṅgiras’ / ‘Aṅgiras-like’)
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