Rig Veda 6.49.12 - Mandala 6, Sukta 49, Mantra 12

Rig Veda 6.49.12: Mandala 6, Sukta 49, Mantra 12

Sukta 6.49

Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (assumed)

Devata: Generic praise of the heroic divine power (contextually within the multi-deity hymn; likely continues Marut/heroic-force address)

Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र वीराय प्र तवसे तुरायाजा यूथेव पशुरक्षिरस्तम् । स पिस्पृशति तन्वि श्रुतस्य स्तृभिर्न नाकं वचनस्य विपः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 6.49.12

Transliteration

prá vīrā́ya prá taváse turā́ya ā́jā yū́theva paśurákṣir ástam | sá pispṛśati tanví śrutásya stṛ́bhir ná nā́kaṃ vacanásya vípaḥ ||

Translation

प्र वीराय प्र तवसे तुरायाजाऽऽ यूथेव पशुरक्षिरस्तम्। स पिस्पृशति तन्वि श्रुतस्य स्तृभिर्न नाकं वचनस्य विपः॥

Word by Word

प्रforth, forward

वीरायto/for the hero

प्रforth

तवसेto/for strength, might

तुरायto/for the swift/impetuous one

अजाthe she-goat

यूथेवlike a herd

पशुःthe beast, animal

अक्षिःthe eye

रस्तम्most fitting/rightly (Vedic epithet; ‘best/most proper’)

सhe

पिस्पृशतिtouches, reaches

तन्विin/with the body, in person

श्रुतस्यof the heard (fame/renown), of what is heard

स्तृभिःwith/through layers/strands (Vedic: ‘coverings, strata’)

नlike, as

नाकम्heaven, the celestial vault

वचनस्यof speech/utterance

विपःthe inspired poet/sage

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