Rig Veda 6.75.3: Mandala 6, Sukta 75, Mantra 3
Sukta 6.75
Rishi: Bharadvāja (traditional)
Devata: Bowstring (Jyā) / martial efficacy personified
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वक्ष्यन्तीवेदा गनीगन्ति कर्णं प्रियं सखायं परिषस्वजाना । योषेव शिङ्क्ते वितताधि धन्वञ्ज्या इयं समने पारयन्ती ॥
Transliteration
vakṣyántīvedā́ ganīganti kárṇaṃ priyáṃ sákhāyaṃ pariṣasvajānā́ | yóṣeva śíṅkte vitatā́dhi dhánvan jyā́ iyáṃ sámane pāráyantī ||
Translation
ఆకాంక్షతో ఉన్న స్త్రీలాగా, ఆమె మళ్లీ మళ్లీ చెవివద్దకు వస్తుంది; ప్రియ సఖుడిని ఆలింగనం చేస్తుంది. భార్యలాగా తన్ను అలంకరించుకుంటుంది—ధనుస్సుపై బిగించబడిన ఈ ధనుర్జ్య, సమరంలో దాటించేది.
Word by Word
वक्ष्यन्तीcarrying/leading (as she does)
वक्ष्यन्ती:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (वक्ष्-; √वह् ‘to carry/lead’)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
इदindeed, just
इद:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद्
अगनीगन्तिthey keep going / they repeatedly go
अगनीगन्ति:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (√गम् ‘to go’) with intensive stem (गनीगम्-)
कर्णम्ear
कर्णम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
प्रियम्dear, beloved
प्रियम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय
सखायम्companion, friend
सखायम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसखि
परिषस्वजानाembracing all around
परिषस्वजाना:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootस्वज् (√स्वज् ‘to embrace’) with preverb परि-
योषाa woman
योषा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयोषा
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
शिङ्क्तेshe anoints/smears
शिङ्क्ते:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootशिच्/शिञ्च् (√शिच् ‘to sprinkle/anoint’; Vedic form शिङ्क्ते)
वितताstretched out, extended
वितता:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootवि-तन् (√तन् ‘to stretch/spread’)
अधिupon, on
अधि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि
धन्वन्on the bow
धन्वन्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधन्वन्
ज्याbowstring
ज्या:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootज्या
इयम्this
इयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
समनेin the encounter/battle
समने:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसमन
पारयन्तीbringing across; carrying through (to victory)
पारयन्ती:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootपॄ/पारय् (causative of √पॄ/√पॢ ‘to carry across, bring to the far side’)
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