Rig Veda 6.19.6: Mandala 6, Sukta 19, Mantra 6
Sukta 6.19
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शविष्ठं न आ भर शूर शव ओजिष्ठमोजो अभिभूत उग्रम् । विश्वा द्युम्ना वृष्ण्या मानुषाणामस्मभ्यं दा हरिवो मादयध्यै ॥
Transliteration
śáviṣṭhaṃ na ā́ bhara śūra śáva ójiṣṭham ójo abhibhūta ugrám | víśvā dyumnā́ vṛ́ṣṇyā mā́nuṣāṇām asmábhyaṃ dā hari-vo mādayádhyai ||
Translation
शविष्ठं न आ भर शूर शव ओजिष्ठमोजो अभिभूत उग्रम्। विश्वा द्युम्ना वृष्ण्या मानुषाणामस्मभ्यं दा हरिवो मादयध्यै॥
Word by Word
शवि॑ष्ठम्the strongest (strength)
शवि॑ष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशविष्ठ- (प्रातिपदिक; शवस् ‘बल’ से तद्धित/तमत्-प्रत्यय)
नःfor us / to us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, towards (as preverb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
भरbring!
भर:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भृञ्) ‘to bear, bring’
शूरO hero!
शूर:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative) / Adjective
Rootशूर- (प्रातिपदिक)
शवःstrength
शवः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशवस्- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘बल’
ओजि॑ष्ठम्the most vigorous / strongest
ओजि॑ष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootओजिष्ठ- (प्रातिपदिक; ओजस् ‘बल/तेज’ से तमत्)
ओजःmight, vigor
ओजः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootओजस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिभूतoverpowering, having overcome
अभिभूत:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (past participle)
Rootअभि + √भू (भू) ‘to become, be; to overpower’ → भूत (कृदन्त, क्त)
उग्रम्fierce, formidable
उग्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वा॑all
विश्वा॑:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व- (प्रातिपदिक)
द्यु॒म्नाsplendors, glorious powers
द्यु॒म्ना:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यु॒म्न- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘splendors, brilliant powers’
वृष्ण्या॒manly powers, heroic strengths
वृष्ण्या॒:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृष्ण्य- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘वीर्य/पौरुष’
मानुषाणाम्of men / of mortals
मानुषाणाम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमानुष- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘मनुष्य-सम्बन्धी’
अस्मभ्यम्to us
अस्मभ्यम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दाgive!
दा:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√दा (डादाने/दाने) ‘to give’
हरिवःO Harivaḥ (you of the tawny steeds)!
हरिवः:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootहरिवस्- (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र का विशेषण ‘हरि-युक्त’)
मादयध्यैfor exhilaration / to make (us) rejoice
मादयध्यै:
Prayojana
TypeVerbal noun (infinitive)
Root√मद् ‘to be glad, intoxicate’ → मादय (णिच्-धातु) + ध्यै (तुमुन्/ध्यै-प्रत्यय; वैदिक infinitive)
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