Rig Veda 6.27.2: Mandala 6, Sukta 27, Mantra 2
Sukta 6.27
Rishi: Bharadvāja (traditional)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सदस्य मदे सद्वस्य पीताविन्द्रः सदस्य सख्ये चकार । रणा वा ये निषदि सत्ते अस्य पुरा विविद्रे सदु नूतनासः ॥
Transliteration
sád asya máde sádv asya pītā́v índraḥ sád asya sakhyé cakāra | raṇā́ vā yé niṣádi sát te asya purā́ vívidre sádu nū́tanāsaḥ ||
Translation
सदस्य मदे सद्वस्य पीताविन्द्रः सदस्य सख्ये चकार। रणा वा ये निषदि सत्ते अस्य पुरा विविद्रे सदु नूतनासः॥
Word by Word
सदस्यof the assembly / of the session
सदस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootसदस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सभा/सदस्’)
मदेin exhilaration / in intoxication
मदे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक; ‘मद/हर्ष/मत्तता’)
सद्वस्यof the good/true one
सद्वस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सद्वस्’ = good/true, or ‘good one’)
पीतौat the drinking / in the (soma-)drinking
पीतौ:
अधिकरण
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootपा (धातु) → पीत (कृदन्त, भूतकृत्/कर्मणि) ‘drunk’
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सदस्यof the assembly
सदस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootसदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सख्येin friendship / in alliance
सख्ये:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘friendship, alliance’)
चकारhas made / established
चकार:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
रणाbattle / in battle
रणा:
अधिकरण/विषय (context: in battle)
TypeNoun
Rootरण (प्रातिपदिक; ‘battle, contest’)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
येwho
ये:
कर्तृ (relative pronoun)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
निषदिin the sitting/session
निषदि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun (action-noun)
Rootनि + सद् (धातु) → निषद्/निषद् (कृदन्त/नाम; ‘sitting down, session’)
सत्तेthe two true ones / the two beings
सत्ते:
कर्म/विषय (as ‘the two true ones’ / ‘the two beings’)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘being, existent’; or ‘sat’ as ‘true’)
अस्यof him / of this (one)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
पुराformerly / before
पुरा:
अधिकरण (time)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा (अव्यय)
विविद्रेthey have found / they have come to know
विविद्रे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु ‘to know/find’) + वि
सत्the true (thing) / what is real
सत्:
कर्म/विषय
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootसत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘true, real’)
उindeed
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
नूतनासःthe new ones / the later (men)
नूतनासः:
कर्तृ (apposition to ‘ये’)
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootनूतन (प्रातिपदिक; ‘new, fresh’)
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