Rig Veda 6.9.3: Mandala 6, Sukta 9, Mantra 3
Sukta 6.9
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional)
Devata: Agni as knower/initiator; also the archetypal Hotṛ who speaks r̥tuthā
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स इत्तन्तुं स वि जानात्योतुं स वक्त्वान्यृतुथा वदाति । य ईं चिकेतदमृतस्य गोपा अवश्चरन्परो अन्येन पश्यन् ॥
Transliteration
sá ít tántuṃ sá ví jānā́ty ótuṃ sá vaktvā́ny ṛtuthā́ vadāti | yá īṃ cíketa(d) amṛ́tasya gopā́ ávaś cáran paró anyéna páśyan ||
Translation
स एव तन्तुं जानाति, स एवोतुं विवेत्ति; स ऋतुथा—यथाकालं यथार्थं—वक्तव्यानि वदति। य एतद् चिकेतत्, अमृतस्य गोपा, अवश्चरन् अपि अन्येन (उच्चेन) दर्शनेन परं पश्यति।
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed / just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
तन्तुम्thread
तन्तुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विapart / distinctly
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
जानातिknows
जानाति:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√ज्ञा (जानाति)
ओतुम्the weaving / the woof (interlacing)
ओतुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootओतु (प्रातिपदिक; √वे/√वा? ‘to weave’ > ओत ‘weft/woof, weaving’)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वक्त्वानिutterances / things to be spoken
वक्त्वानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवक्त्व (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √वच्, तुमुन्/क्त्वा-सम्बद्ध ‘things to be said/utterances’)
ऋतुथाin due season / according to proper time
ऋतुथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऋतु + -था (अव्ययीभाव/तद्धित-अव्यय)
वदातिspeaks
वदाति:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√वद्
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (संबन्ध-सर्वनाम)
ईम्him (enclitic)
ईम्:
Karma
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम् (अव्यय; एनम्/इमम्-प्रयोगः ‘him/it’)
चिकेतत्has perceived / has understood
चिकेतत्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√चित् (चिकेतति/चिकेत)
अमृतस्यof immortality / of the immortal (essence)
अमृतस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
गोपाःguardian / protector
गोपाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगोपा (प्रातिपदिक)
अवःhelp / protection
अवः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
चरन्moving / going about
चरन्:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√चर् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
परःfar / beyond
परः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootपर (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्येनwith/by another (means)
अन्येन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
पश्यन्seeing
पश्यन्:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√पश् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
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