Rig Veda 6.63.5: Mandala 6, Sukta 63, Mantra 5

Sukta 6.63

Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya)

Devata: Aśvinau; with Sūryā (Daughter of the Sun) as a central mythic figure

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अधि श्रिये दुहिता सूर्यस्य रथं तस्थौ पुरुभुजा शतोतिम् । प्र मायाभिर्मायिना भूतमत्र नरा नृतू जनिमन्यज्ञियानाम् ॥

Transliteration

ádhi śríye duhitā́ sū́ryasya ráthaṃ tasthau purubhujā śatótiṃ | prá māyā́bhir māyinā bhūtám átra nárā nṛtū́ jániman yajñíyānām ||

Translation

శ్రియై సూర్యుని దుహిత రథంపై నిలిచింది—పురుభుజా, శతోతి (వంద సహాయాలు) కలది. ఓ మాయినులారా, మీ మాయాశక్తులతో ఇక్కడ ప్రత్యక్షమవండి; ఓ నరులారా, నృతూ (గతినాయకులారా), యజ్ఞీయ కర్మల జననంలో.

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• अधि: upon, over
• अधि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• श्रिये: for/unto splendor, prosperity
• श्रिये: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (स्त्री.)

• दुहिता: the daughter
• दुहिता: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुहितृ (स्त्री.)

• सूर्यस्य: of the Sun
• सूर्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (पुं.)

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (पुं.)

• तस्थौ: stood, took her stand
• तस्थौ: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)

• पुरुभुजा: having many arms (much-helping)
• पुरुभुजा: Kartā (as qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरु-भुज् (बहु-भुज्) (विशेषण/बहुव्रीहि)

• शतोतिम्: hundredfold help/aid
• शतोतिम्: Karma (apposition/secondary object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत-ऊति (स्त्री.)

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• मायाभिः: with powers/arts, with magic
• मायाभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (स्त्री.)

• मायिना: by the wondrous one, by the possessor of māyā
• मायिना: Karaṇa (agent-instrumental) / Kartṛ-sādhana
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: मायिन् (पुं.)

• भूतम्: become, come-to-be
• भूतम्: Karma
• Type: Participle
• Root: भू (धातु) → भूत (कृदन्त, भूत-)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)

• नरा: the two men (dual heroes)
• नरा: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (पुं.)

• नृतू: the two dancers/active ones
• नृतू: Kartā (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृतु (पुं.)

• जनिमन्: birth, origin
• जनिमन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनि-मन (नपुं.) < √जन्

• यज्ञियानाम्: of the worshipful/ritual-worthy (ones)
• यज्ञियानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञिय (विशेषण) < यज्ञ