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Rig Veda 6.38.4: Mandala 6, Sukta 38, Mantra 4

Sukta 6.38

Rishi: unknown
Devata: Indra
Chandas: likely Triṣṭubh (not verified from input alone)

वर्धाद्यं यज्ञ उत सोम इन्द्रं वर्धाद्ब्रह्म गिर उक्था च मन्म । वर्धाहैनमुषसो यामन्नक्तोर्वर्धान्मासाः शरदो द्याव इन्द्रम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 6.38.4

várdhād yáṃ yajñá utá sóma índraṃ várdhād bráhma gíra ukthā́ ca mánma | várdhāhá enam uṣáso yā́mann aktór várdhān mā́sāḥ śarádo dyā́va índram ||

वर्धयति यं यज्ञः, उत सोमः वर्धयति—इन्द्रम्; वर्धयति यं ब्रह्म, गिरः, उक्थानि च मन्म च। उषसः स्वयामनेन, नक्तयश्च, एनं वर्धयन्ति; मासाः शरदः द्यावश्च इन्द्रं वर्धयन्ति।

वर्धात्may (it) increase / strengthen
वर्धात्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवृध्
यम्whom
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
यज्ञःthe sacrifice
यज्ञः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
उतand / also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
सोमःSoma (the pressed drink/deity)
सोमः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसोम
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र
वर्धात्may (it) increase
वर्धात्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवृध्
ब्रह्मthe sacred formulation / prayer
ब्रह्म:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
गिरःsongs, hymns
गिरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगिर्
उक्थाrecitations, laudations
उक्था:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउक्थ
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मन्मthought, devotion, hymn-thought
मन्म:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमन्मन्
वर्धात्may (it) increase
वर्धात्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवृध्
एनम्him
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
उषसःthe Dawns
उषसः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउषस्
यामन्in the course / at the going (time)
यामन्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootयामन्
अक्तोःof the night
अक्तोः:
Adhikaraṇa (genitive of time/association)
TypeNoun
Rootअक्तु
वर्धात्may (it) increase
वर्धात्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवृध्
मासाःmonths
मासाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमास
शरदःautumns / seasons (years)
शरदः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootशरद्
द्यावःdays / (also) the heavens
द्यावः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र

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