Rig Veda 6.39.1: Mandala 6, Sukta 39, Mantra 1
Sukta 6.39
Rishi: unknown
Devata: likely Indra (continuity with surrounding Indra hymns; explicit ‘deva’ here)
Chandas: likely Triṣṭubh (not verified from input alone)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मन्द्रस्य कवेर्दिव्यस्य वह्नेर्विप्रमन्मनो वचनस्य मध्वः । अपा नस्तस्य सचनस्य देवेषो युवस्व गृणते गोअग्राः ॥
Transliteration
mandrásya kavér divyásya váhner viprámanmano vacanásya mádhvaḥ | apā́ naḥ tásya sacanásya deva íṣo yuvasva gṛṇaté go-agrāḥ ||
Translation
हे देव, मन्द्रस्य कवेः दिव्यस्य वह्नेः—विप्रमन्मनः—मध्वः वचनस्य प्रेरणाः अस्मभ्यं युवस्व। गृणते स्तोतृजनाय तस्य सचनस्य बलानि वर्धय, गोअग्राः (रश्मयः) पुरतः कृत्वा।
Word by Word
मन्द्रस्यof the gladdening/pleasant (one)
मन्द्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्द्र-
कवेःof the sage/poet
कवेः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootकवि-
दिव्यस्यof the heavenly
दिव्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य-
वह्नेःof the bearer/conveyor (Agni)
वह्नेः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootवह्नि-
विप्रमन्मनःof him whose thought is that of a seer (inspired-minded)
विप्रमन्मनः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootविप्र- + मन्मन्-
वचनस्यof the utterance/word
वचनस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootवचन-
मध्वःof sweetness / of honey (i.e., sweet speech)
मध्वः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootमधु-
अपaway, forth (as preverb)
अप:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb) / particle
Rootअप
नःfor us / of us
नः:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (for us/our)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
तस्यof that (one)
तस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
सचनस्यof companionship/association; of the fellowship
सचनस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootसचन-
देवेषःthe god-seeker / one who seeks the gods (worshipper)
देवेषः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेवेष-
युवस्वjoin yourself; yoke (yourself)
युवस्व:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootयु (योजने) + स (आत्मनेपद)
गृणते(he) praises / to the one who praises (contextual)
गृणते:
सम्प्रदान (to/for the singer) / अधिकरण by context
TypeVerb (present participial stem used as finite? actually tiṅanta)
Rootगॄ/गृ (स्तुतौ) → गृण-
गोअग्राःhaving cows in front; cow-leading (bringing cattle first)
गोअग्राः:
कर्तृ/विशेषण (of देवेषः or implied subjects)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootगो- + अग्र-
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