Rig Veda 6.52.6: Mandala 6, Sukta 52, Mantra 6
Sukta 6.52
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) tradition
Devata: Indra, Sarasvatī, Parjanya, Agni (a cluster within Viśve Devāḥ invocation)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्रो नेदिष्ठमवसागमिष्ठः सरस्वती सिन्धुभिः पिन्वमाना । पर्जन्यो न ओषधीभिर्मयोभुरग्निः सुशंसः सुहवः पितेव ॥
Transliteration
índro néd iṣṭham avasā́gamiṣṭhaḥ sárasvatī síndhubhiḥ pínvamānā | parjányo na oṣádhībhir mayobhúr agníḥ su-śáṃsaḥ su-hávaḥ pitā́iva ||
Translation
इन्द्रो नेदिष्ठमवसागमिष्ठः; सरस्वती सिन्धुभिः पिन्वमाना। पर्जन्यो न ओषधीभिर्मयोभुर्; अग्निः सुशंसः सुहवः पितेव॥
Word by Word
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
नेदिष्ठम्nearest, very near
नेदिष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनेदिष्ठ (निदिष्ठ; superl. of ‘निद’/‘नेद’ ‘near’)
अवसाwith help, by aid
अवसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
गमिष्ठःmost ready to come, best goer
गमिष्ठः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootगमिष्ठ (superl. from √गम् ‘to go/come’)
सरस्वतीSarasvatī
सरस्वती:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
सिन्धुभिःwith the rivers/streams
सिन्धुभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
पिन्वमानाbeing impelled/swelling, flowing
पिन्वमाना:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√पिव्/√पिन् (पिन्व्) ‘to swell, set in motion, make flow’
पर्जन्यःParjanya (rain-god)
पर्जन्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपर्जन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
ओषधीभिःwith herbs/plants
ओषधीभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
मयोभुःbeneficent, joy-bringing
मयोभुः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमयोभू (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bringing delight/benefit’)
अग्निःAgni
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
सुशंसःwell-praised
सुशंसः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-शंस (प्रातिपदिक; ‘well-praised’)
सुहवःwell-invoked
सुहवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-हव (प्रातिपदिक; ‘well-invoked’)
पिताfather
पिता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
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