Rig Veda 6.60.3: Mandala 6, Sukta 60, Mantra 3
Sukta 6.60
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional attribution for Maṇḍala 6)
Devata: Indrāgnī (dual deity: Indra and Agni together)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 6.60; verse-level confirmation may vary by recension)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ वृत्रहणा वृत्रहभिः शुष्मैरिन्द्र यातं नमोभिरग्ने अर्वाक् । युवं राधोभिरकवेभिरिन्द्राग्ने अस्मे भवतमुत्तमेभिः ॥
Transliteration
ā́ vṛtrahanā vṛtrahábhhiḥ śúṣmair índra yā́taṃ namóbhir agne arvā́k | yuváṃ rā́dhobhir ákavebhir indrā́gne asmè bhavatam uttamébhiḥ ||
Translation
हे वृत्रहन्तौ इन्द्राग्नी, वृत्रहभिः शुष्मैः सह नमोभिरर्वागायतम्। युवां राधोभिरकवेभिः (अभ्रान्तैः) अस्मे उत्तमेभिः सहायकौ भवतम्, श्रेष्ठानि पूर्णानि च प्रयच्छतम्।
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वृत्रहणाO two Vṛtra-slayers
वृत्रहणा:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (dual vocative) / epithet
Rootवृत्रहन् (वृत्र + हन्)
वृत्रहभिःwith/through Vṛtra-slaying (powers/agents)
वृत्रहभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृत्रह (वृत्र + हन् > ह)
शुष्मैःwith strengths, with mights
शुष्मैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशुष्म
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र
यातम्come (you two), go hither
यातम्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
नमोभिःwith obeisances, with salutations
नमोभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनमस्
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
अर्वाक्hitherward
अर्वाक्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअर्वाक् (अव्यय)
युवम्you two
युवम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
राधोभिःwith gifts, with bounties
राधोभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootराधस्
अकवेभिःwith the unpoetic/unsage (ones) (i.e., with non-poets; or with those not acting as seers)
अकवेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअकवि (a-kavi)
इन्द्राग्नेO Indra and Agni
इन्द्राग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeCompound vocative (dvandva)
Rootइन्द्र + अग्नि
अस्मेin us, for us
अस्मे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
भवतम्be (you two), become
भवतम्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
उत्तमेभिःwith the best (things/helps)
उत्तमेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
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