Rig Veda 6.21.5 — Mandala 6, Sukta 21, Mantra 5
Sukta 6.21
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) (traditional)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इदा हि ते वेविषतः पुराजाः प्रत्नास आसुः पुरुकृत्सखायः । ये मध्यमास उत नूतनास उतावमस्य पुरुहूत बोधि ॥
Transliteration
idā hi te veviṣataḥ purājāḥ pratnāsa āsuḥ puru-kṛt sakhāyaḥ | ye madyamāsa uta nūtanāsa uta avamasya puruhūta bodhi ||
Translation
इदानीं हि ते वेविषतः पुराजाः प्रत्नास आसुः पुरुकृत्सखायः। ये मध्यमास उत नूतनास उतावमस्य, पुरुहूत, बोधि तान्।
Word by Word
इदाhere, now
इदा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक) / इदम्-प्रयोग
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
तेof you, your
ते:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
वेविषतः(you) are impetuous/active
वेविषतः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√विष् (वेविष्- : तीव्र/पुनरुक्त-क्रिया; ‘वेविषति’)
पुराजाःthe ancient-born/forefathers
पुराजाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपुरा-ज (प्रातिपदिक: ‘पूर्वज/पुरातनज’)
प्रत्नासःancient, former
प्रत्नासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
आसुःwere
आसुः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
पुरुकृत्सखायःfriends who have done much (for you)
पुरुकृत्सखायः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपुरु-कृत्-सखि (समास: ‘बहुकृत्’ + ‘सखि’)
येwho
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
मध्यमासःthe middle ones (of the series)
मध्यमासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमध्यम (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
नूतनासःthe new ones
नूतनासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootनूतन (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
अवमस्यof the lowest/last
अवमस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootअवम (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुहूतO much-invoked (Indra)
पुरुहूत:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootपुरु-हूत (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र-विशेषणम्)
बोधिbe aware; take notice
बोधि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√बुध्
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