Rig Veda 6.48.13: Mandala 6, Sukta 48, Mantra 13
Sukta 6.48
Rishi: Bharadvāja
Devata: Agni/Marut-linked inspiration (the dhenu and iṣ as invoked powers within the hymn-sequence)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
भरद्वाजायाव धुक्षत द्विता । धेनुं च विश्वदोहसमिषं च विश्वभोजसम् ॥
Transliteration
bharadvājā́yā́va dhukṣata dvitā́ | dhenúṃ ca viśvá-dohasam íṣaṃ ca viśvá-bhojasam ||
Translation
भरद्वाजायाव धुक्षत द्विता—विश्वदोहसां धेनुं च विश्वभोजसमामिषं च । येन यजमानः सार्वभौमदानेन परिपूर्यते ॥
Word by Word
भरद्वाजायto/for Bharadvāja
भरद्वाजाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (Proper name)
Rootभरद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
अवdown; forth; (as preverb)
अव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
धुक्षतthey milked / they caused to yield (milk)
धुक्षत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदुह् (धातु) / Vedic: धुक्ष्- (aorist stem)
द्विताa second time; again
द्विता:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootद्विता (अव्यय; from द्वि)
धेनुम्the milch-cow
धेनुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
विश्वदोहसम्all-yielding; yielding milk in every way
विश्वदोहसम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व-दोहस (प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीहि-प्रायः: ‘all-milking/with all milkings’)
अमिषम्food; offering; nourishment
अमिषम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअमिष (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
विश्वभोजसम्all-nourishing; providing all sustenance
विश्वभोजसम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व-भोजस (प्रातिपदिक; ‘all-nourishing/all-feeding’)
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