Rig Veda 6.48.17: Mandala 6, Sukta 48, Mantra 17
Sukta 6.48
Rishi: Bharadvāja
Devata: Pūṣan (contextual continuation; protective admonition)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मा काकम्बीरमुद्वृहो वनस्पतिमशस्तीर्वि हि नीनशः । मोत सूरो अह एवा चन ग्रीवा आदधते वेः ॥
Transliteration
mā́ kākambī́ram úd vṛhaḥ vánaspátim áśastīr ví hí nī́naśaḥ | mót sū́ro áhar íti evā́ cana grīvā́ ā́dadhate véḥ ||
Translation
मा काकम्बीरमुद्वृहो वनस्पतिमशस्तीर्वि हि नीनशः। मोत सूरो अह एवा चन ग्रीवा आदधते वेः॥
Word by Word
माdo not
मा:
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TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) / mā
काकम्बीरम्the kākambīra (a plant/tree)
काकम्बीरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकाकम्बीर (प्रातिपदिक)
उद्वृहोpull up / uproot (upwards)
उद्वृहो:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवृह् (वृंह्/वृह्) + उद्
वनस्पतिम्the lord of the forest; the tree
वनस्पतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवनस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
अशस्तीः(as) unpraiseworthy/evil (things), misfortunes
अशस्तीः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअशस्ति (प्रातिपदिक; a-शस्ति)
विapart, asunder
वि:
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TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
नीनशःhas destroyed / has made perish
नीनशः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootनश् (धातु) / निनश् (intensive/reduplicated stem)
मोतand do not / nor
मोत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा + उत (निपातसमास)
सूरःthe sun; the hero
सूरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूर (प्रातिपदिक)
अहjust, indeed
अह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअह (निपात)
एवाjust so, exactly
एवा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (निपात) + आ (स्वर/पदपूरण)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध)
ग्रीवाःnecks
ग्रीवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootग्रीवा (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, onto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
दधतेthey place / they put on
दधते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
वेःof the bird/creature (reading uncertain)
वेः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवि (धातु) / वे (प्रातिपदिक?)
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