Rig Veda 6.75.10: Mandala 6, Sukta 75, Mantra 10
Sukta 6.75
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) tradition
Devata: Pitṛs; Dyāvāpṛthivī; Pūṣan (multi-devatā protective invocation)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ब्राह्मणासः पितरः सोम्यासः शिवे नो द्यावापृथिवी अनेहसा । पूषा नः पातु दुरितादृतावृधो रक्षा माकिर्नो अघशंस ईशत ॥
Transliteration
brā́hmaṇāsaḥ pitáraḥ somyā́saḥ śivé no dyā́vāpṛthivī́ anehasā́ | pūṣā́ naḥ pātu duritā́d ṛta-vṛdho rákṣā mā́ki r no agha-śaṃsá īśata ||
Translation
ब्राह्मणासः पितरः सोम्यासः शिवा नो भवन्तु; द्यावापृथिवी नोऽनेहसा विस्तीर्णं ददाताम्। पूषा नः पातु दुरिताद् ऋतावृधः; रक्षा—माकिर्नोऽघशंस ईशत।
Word by Word
ब्राह्मणासःthe Brahmins (priests)
ब्राह्मणासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक) < ब्रह्मन्
पितरःthe Fathers (ancestors)
पितरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
सोम्यासःSoma-related, Soma-loving
सोम्यासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसोम्य (प्रातिपदिक) < सोम
शिवेauspicious (two)
शिवे:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootशिव (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
द्यावापृथिवीHeaven-and-Earth
द्यावापृथिवी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootद्यावापृथिवी (द्वन्द्व-प्रातिपदिक) < द्यौ + पृथिवी
अनेहसाunfailing, unharming
अनेहसा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअनेहस् (प्रातिपदिक) = अ- + नेहस्
पूषाPūṣan
पूषा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपूषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
नःus
नः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
पातुmay (he) protect
पातु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु) ‘to protect’
दुरितात्from misfortune/evil
दुरितात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootदुरित (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतावृधःincreaser of ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋतावृधः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootऋतावृध् (प्रातिपदिक) = ऋत + वृध्
रक्षाprotect!
रक्षा:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष् (धातु) ‘to guard’
माdo not
मा:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध-अव्यय)
किःanyone (at all)
किः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रातिपदिक)
नःus
नः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अघशंसःevil-speaker, one who utters harmful speech
अघशंसः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअघशंस (प्रातिपदिक) = अघ + शंस
ईशतmight rule over / might have power (over)
ईशत:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootईश् (धातु) ‘to rule, have power’
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