Rig Veda 6.71.1: Mandala 6, Sukta 71, Mantra 1
Sukta 6.71
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya)
Devata: Savitṛ (Savitar)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उदु ष्य देवः सविता हिरण्यया बाहू अयंस्त सवनाय सुक्रतुः । घृतेन पाणी अभि प्रुष्णुते मखो युवा सुदक्षो रजसो विधर्मणि ॥
Transliteration
úd u ṣyá deváḥ savitā́ hiraṇyáyā bāhū́ ayaṃsta sávanāya suk rát uḥ | ghṛténa pāṇī́ abhí pruṣṇute makhó yúvā sudákṣo rájaso vídharmaṇi ||
Translation
उदु ष्य देवः सविता हिरण्यया बाहू अयंस्त सवनाय सुक्रतुः। घृतेन पाणी अभि प्रुष्णुते मखो युवा सुदक्षो रजसो विधर्मणि॥
Word by Word
उदुup, forth (indeed)
उदु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद् (उपसर्ग) + उ (अव्यय ‘उ’)
ष्यindeed, surely
ष्य:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootष्य (निपात)
देवःthe god
देवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
सविताSavitar (the impeller)
सविता:
Kartā (देवः सविता = समानााधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
हिरण्ययाwith golden (two)
हिरण्यया:
Karaṇa (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
बाहू(his) two arms
बाहू:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
अयम्he raised / he extended
अयम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (धातु) + अ (अगम)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (अयम् इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
सवनायfor the pressing/oblation (Soma-pressing)
सवनाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसवन (प्रातिपदिक)
सुक्रतुःof good resolve/wise in purpose
सुक्रतुः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
घृतेनwith ghee
घृतेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक)
पाणी(his) two hands
पाणी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
प्रुष्णुतेsprinkles, besprinkles
प्रुष्णुते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootप्रुष् (धातु)
मखःthe sacrificer / the rite-personified
मखः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमख (प्रातिपदिक)
युवाyoung
युवा:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootयुवन् (प्रातिपदिक)
सुदक्षःwell-skilled, able
सुदक्षः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
रजसःof the midspace/realm (rajas)
रजसः:
Sambandha (विधर्मणि इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootरजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
विधर्मणिin the ordinance/arrangement (cosmic order)
विधर्मणि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवि- + धर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
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