Rig Veda 6.47.3: Mandala 6, Sukta 47, Mantra 3
Sukta 6.47
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Soma-empowered Indra / Soma as immediate agent (the repeated 'ayam' points to Soma)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अयं मे पीत उदियर्ति वाचमयं मनीषामुशतीमजीगः । अयं षळुर्वीरमिमीत धीरो न याभ्यो भुवनं कच्चनारे ॥
Transliteration
ayáṃ me pītá úd iyarti vā́cam ayáṃ manīṣā́m uśatī́m ajīgaḥ | ayáṃ ṣáḷ urvī́r amimīta dhī́ro ná yā́bhyo bhúvanaṃ kác canā́re ||
Translation
अयं मे पीत उदियर्ति वाचमयं मनीषामुशतीमजीगः । अयं षळुर्वीरमिमीत धीरो न याभ्यो भुवनं कच्चनारे ॥
Word by Word
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मेto/for me; my
मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पीतःhaving been drunk; drunk
पीतः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootपा (धातु) → पीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
उद्up, forth
उद्:
—
TypePreverb
Rootउद् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ईयर्तिsets in motion; impels; raises
ईयर्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootईर्/ईरय् (धातु; Vedic: īrte/īrayati)
वाचम्speech
वाचम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (प्रातिपदिक) स्त्री
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मनीषाम्thought; insight; inspired intelligence
मनीषाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमनीषा (प्रातिपदिक) स्त्री
उशतीम्desiring; eager; wished-for
उशतीम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (Participle)
Rootउशत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; pres. ptc. of वश्/उश् ‘to desire’) → उशती
अजीगःhe has sung/intoned; he has set (it) in chant
अजीगः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootगै/गा (धातु ‘to sing/chant’) with reduplication; Vedic aorist
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
षळुःsix; sixfold
षळुः:
Kartā
TypeNumeral (with particle)
Rootषळ् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + उः (Vedic enclitic particle/ending used with numerals)
वीरम्hero; man
वीरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवीर (प्रातिपदिक) पुं
अमिमीतhas measured out; has apportioned
अमिमीत:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootमा (धातु ‘to measure’) with reduplication
धीरःthe wise one; steadfast
धीरः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootधीर (प्रातिपदिक) पुं
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
याभ्यःfrom whom/which
याभ्यः:
Apādāna
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भुवनम्world; being; existence
भुवनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन (प्रातिपदिक) नपुं
कच्चनat all; in any way
कच्चन:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक + चन (अव्यय-समुच्चय; emphatic/indefinite)
आरेfar away
आरे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआरे (अव्यय)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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