Rig Veda 6.40.4: Mandala 6, Sukta 40, Mantra 4
Sukta 6.40
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ याहि शश्वदुशता ययाथेन्द्र महा मनसा सोमपेयम् । उप ब्रह्माणि शृणव इमा नोऽथा ते यज्ञस्तन्वे वयो धात् ॥
Transliteration
ā́ yāhi śáśvad uśatā́ yayā́théndra mahā́ mánasā soma-péyam | úpa bráhmāṇi śṛṇava imā́ no ’áthā te yajñás tanvé váyo dhāt ||
Translation
आ याहि शश्वद् उशता ययाथे, इन्द्र, महता मनसा सोमपेयम्। इमानि नो ब्रह्माण्युप शृणव; अथ ते यज्ञस्तन्वे वयो धात्।
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
या॑हिcome!
या॑हि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
शश्व॑त्always, continually
शश्व॑त्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशश्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
उश॒ताdesired, wished-for
उश॒ता:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउशत् (प्रातिपदिक; √वश्/उश् ‘इच्छ्/काम्’)
य॑या॒थाyou have gone/come
य॑या॒था:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
इन्द्र॑O Indra
इन्द्र॑:
—
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
म॒हाwith great
म॒हा:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
मन॑साwith mind, with intention
मन॑सा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सोम॒पेय॑म्the Soma-drink (draught)
सोम॒पेय॑म्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोमपेय (प्रातिपदिक; सोम + पेय ‘drinkable’)
उप॒near, towards
उप॒:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ब्रह्मा॑णिprayers, sacred formulations
ब्रह्मा॑णि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
शृणवhear!
शृणव:
—
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
इ॒माthese
इ॒मा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अथा॑then, thereafter
अथा॑:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
तेto/for you; your
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
य॒ज्ञःthe sacrifice
य॒ज्ञः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
त॒न्वे॒३॑for (your) body/person
त॒न्वे॒३॑:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक)
वयःvigor, vital strength
वयः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
धात्may (it) place/bestow
धात्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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