Rig Veda 4.57.6: Mandala 4, Sukta 57, Mantra 6
Sukta 4.57
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Sītā (goddess of the furrow/field-line)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like; needs verification
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अर्वाची सुभगे भव सीते वन्दामहे त्वा । यथा नः सुभगाससि यथा नः सुफलाससि ॥
Transliteration
arvā́cī subhage bhava sī́te vandāmahe tvā | yáthā naḥ subhágāsasi yáthā naḥ suphalā́sasi ||
Translation
ఓ సుభగే సీతే, మా వైపు తిరుగుము; మేము నిన్ను వందిస్తున్నాము. నీవు మాకు సుభగా కావాలి; నీవు మాకు సుఫలా—మంచి ఫలమిచ్చేదానిగా—కావాలి.
Word by Word
अर्वाचीhither, towards us
अर्वाची:
Adhikaraṇa (दिशा/देश-निर्देश) / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable (directional adverb/adjectival)
Rootअर्वाच् (प्रातिपदिक; अव्यय-विशेषण) < अव्/ऋ (गमन) + वाच् (प्रत्यय) (दिशा-वाचक)
सुभगेO fortunate one
सुभगे:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun/Adjective (vocative epithet)
Rootसु- + भग (प्रातिपदिक ‘सुभग’)
भवbe; become
भव:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
सीतेO Sītā (Furrow/field-goddess)
सीते:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (proper/common; deity/field-furrow personified)
Rootसीता (प्रातिपदिक; देवी/भूमि-देवी)
वन्दामहेwe praise; we salute
वन्दामहे:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootवन्द् (धातु ‘स्तुतौ/नमस्कारे’)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma (कर्म)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यथाso that; in such a way that
यथा:
(सम्बन्धसूचक) —
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
नःfor us / our
नः:
Sampradāna/Adhikaraṇa (हित-सम्बन्धः) / षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुभगाससिyou are fortunate/auspicious
सुभगाससि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb (nominal predicate)
Rootसु- + भग (प्रातिपदिक ‘सुभग’) + अस् (धातु)
यथाso that; in such a way that
यथा:
(सम्बन्धसूचक) —
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
नःfor us / our
नः:
Sampradāna/Adhikaraṇa (हित-सम्बन्धः) / षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुफलाससिyou are richly fruitful
सुफलाससि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb (nominal predicate)
Rootसु- + फल (प्रातिपदिक ‘सुफला’) + अस् (धातु)
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