Rig Veda 6.20.8 — Mandala 6, Sukta 20, Mantra 8
Sukta 6.20
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स वेतसुं दशमायं दशोणिं तूतुजिमिन्द्रः स्वभिष्टिसुम्नः । आ तुग्रं शश्वदिभं द्योतनाय मातुर्न सीमुप सृजा इयध्यै ॥
Transliteration
sá vetasúṃ daśamā́yaṃ daśóṇiṃ tū́tujim índraḥ svabhiṣṭí-sumnaḥ | ā́ túgraṃ śáśvad íbhaṃ dyótanāya mātúr ná sīm úpa sṛja iyádhyai ||
Translation
स्वभिष्टिसुम्न इन्द्रः स वेतसुं दशमायं दशोणिं शश्वत् तूतुजिम् अरोचयत्। द्योतनाय तुग्रं शश्वदिभं मातुरिव सीम् उप सृज इयध्यै।
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
वेतसुंthe reed/rod (vetasa)
वेतसुं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवेतसु (प्रातिपदिक)
दशमायम्the tenth
दशमायम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदशम (प्रातिपदिक)
दशोणिम्the ten-spoked/ten-wheeled (one)
दशोणिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदशोणि (प्रातिपदिक)
तूतुजिम्the impetuous/impelling (one)
तूतुजिम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतुतुजि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘impeller/urging, swift’)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वभिष्टिसुम्नःwhose favor is of good help/whose grace brings good assistance
स्वभिष्टिसुम्नः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वभिष्टि + सुम्न (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
तुग्रम्the strong/vehement
तुग्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतुग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
शश्वत्ever, continually
शश्वत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशश्वत् (अव्यय/निपात)
इभम्the elephant (mighty one)
इभम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइभ (प्रातिपदिक)
द्योतनायfor shining/illumination
द्योतनाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootद्योतन (प्रातिपदिक; action-noun from √द्युत्)
मातुःof the mother
मातुः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
सीम्just, indeed, him
सीम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसीम् (निपात; एन्क्लिटिक)
उपnear, up to
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सृजrelease, let go
सृज:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सृज् (सृजति)
इयध्यैto impel/drive on; for setting in motion
इयध्यै:
Prayojana
TypeVerb
Root√यध्/√इध् (वैदिक; ‘to strive/press on, set in motion’)
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