Rig Veda 6.63.3: Mandala 6, Sukta 63, Mantra 3
Sukta 6.63
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya)
Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā) — the twin Divine Horsemen, powers of swift help and harmonizing action
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (11-syllable pādas)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अकारि वामन्धसो वरीमन्नस्तारि बर्हिः सुप्रायणतमम् । उत्तानहस्तो युवयुर्ववन्दा वां नक्षन्तो अद्रय आञ्जन् ॥
Transliteration
akā́ri vām ándhaso várīmann ástāri barhíḥ suprāyaṇátamam | uttānáhasto yuvayúrvavandā́ vāṃ nákṣanto ádraya āñjan ||
Translation
अकारि वाम् अन्धसो वरीमान्; अस्तारि बर्हिः सुप्रायणतमम्। उत्तानहस्तो युवयुर्ववन्द—वां नक्षन्तो अद्रय आञ्जन्।
Word by Word
अकारिwas made / has been done
अकारि:
— (impersonal predicate)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करोति)
वाम्for you two / of you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna (beneficiary) / सम्बन्ध (possessor)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (युवाम्)
अन्धसःof the soma-juice / of the pressed drink
अन्धसः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्धस्
वरीमन्a wide space / broad room
वरीमन्:
Karma (thing made/prepared)
TypeNoun
Rootवरीमन्
अस्तारिwas spread
अस्तारि:
— (impersonal predicate)
TypeVerb
Root√स्तृ (स्तृणाति)
बर्हिःthe sacrificial grass (barhis)
बर्हिः:
Karma (thing spread)
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस्
सुप्रायणतमम्most conducive to good approach / best for the coming
सुप्रायणतमम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (of बर्हिः)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-प्रायण-तम (प्रायण < √या)
उत्तानहस्तः(the priest) with outstretched hands
उत्तानहस्तः:
Kartā (agent of ववन्द)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootउत्तान-हस्त
युवयुःthe youthful one / young man (worshipper)
युवयुः:
Kartā (apposition to उत्तानहस्तः)
TypeNoun
Rootयुवयु
ववन्दhas praised / has worshipped
ववन्द:
Kartā (uttānahastaḥ…yuvayuḥ)
TypeVerb
Root√वन्द् (वन्दते)
वाम्you two
वाम्:
Karma (object of ववन्द)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (युवाम्)
नक्षन्तःreaching / attaining
नक्षन्तः:
Kartā (of आञ्जन्)
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√नश् (नश्नोति/नक्षति)
अद्रयःthe pressing-stones
अद्रयः:
Kartā (apposition to नक्षन्तः)
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि
आञ्जन्anointed / smeared (i.e., prepared/pressed)
आञ्जन्:
Kartā (अद्रयः)
TypeVerb
Root√अञ्ज् (अञ्जति)
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