Rig Veda 6.64.3: Mandala 6, Sukta 64, Mantra 3
Sukta 6.64
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) tradition
Devata: Uṣas
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm in edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वहन्ति सीमरुणासो रुशन्तो गावः सुभगामुर्विया प्रथानाम् । अपेजते शूरो अस्तेव शत्रून्बाधते तमो अजिरो न वोळ्हा ॥
Transliteration
váhanti sīm aruṇā́so rúśanto gā́vaḥ subhágām urviyā́ práthānām | ápējate śū́ro ásteva śátrūn bā́dhate támo ajiró ná voḷhā́ ||
Translation
वहन्ति सीम अरुणासो रुशन्तो गावः सुभगाम् उर्विया प्रथानाम्। अपेजते शूरो अस्तेव शत्रून्, बाधते तमो अजिरो न वोळ्हा॥
Word by Word
वहन्तिthey carry / they bear
वहन्ति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√वह् (वहति)
सीम्indeed, straightway, just
सीम्:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसीम् (निपात)
अरुणासःruddy, tawny
अरुणासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
रुशन्तःshining, gleaming
रुशन्तः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootरुशन्त् (√रुश्/रुच् ‘to shine’, वर्तमान कृदन्त)
गावःcows (rays/steeds)
गावः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
सुभगाम्the fortunate (one)
सुभगाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसुभगा (प्रातिपदिक)
उर्वियाःof the wide (earth/space)
उर्वियाः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootउर्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रथानाम्the spreading, the expanse
प्रथानाम्:
Karma (apposition to सुभगाम्)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रथा (प्रातिपदिक)
अपaway, off
अप:
(क्रियायोग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
एजतेhe drives away / he shakes off
एजते:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√एज् (एजते)
शूरःthe hero
शूरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootशूर (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तेवas if (he) were
अस्तेव:
(उपमान)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअस्ति (√अस्) + इव
शत्रून्enemies
शत्रून्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
बाधतेhe presses back, repels
बाधते:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√बाध् (बाधते)
तमःdarkness
तमः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अजिरःswift
अजिरः:
Kartā (उपमान-कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootअजिर (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
(उपमा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
वोळ्हाthe carrier, the draught-animal/driver
वोळ्हा:
Kartā (उपमान-कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवोळ्हृ/वोढृ (√वह् ‘to carry’ से कर्तरि-नाम)
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