Rig Veda 10.120.6: Mandala 10, Sukta 120, Mantra 6

Sukta 10.120

Rishi: Uncertain (see RV 10.120).

Devata: Aptya (often an epithet connected with Indra/heroic power in some contexts); identification should be checked against Anukramani.

Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (probable).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

स्तुषेय्यं पुरुवर्पसमृभ्वमिनतममाप्त्यमाप्त्यानाम् । आ दर्षते शवसा सप्त दानून्प्र साक्षते प्रतिमानानि भूरि ॥

Transliteration

stuṣéyyaṃ puru-várpasam ṛ́bhvam iná-tamam ā́ptyam ā́ptyānām | ā́ darṣate śávasā saptá dānū́n prá sākṣate prati-mā́nāni bhū́ri ||

Translation

ข้าขอสรรเสริญผู้มีรูปนานาประการ ผู้ชำนาญ ผู้ทรงฤทธิ์ยิ่ง—อัปตยะ (Aptya) ผู้เป็นอัปตยะท่ามกลางอัปตยะทั้งหลาย. ด้วยพลังของท่าน ท่านปรากฏให้เห็น; ท่านครอบงำกระแสทั้งเจ็ดแห่งการต้านทาน และเผยให้ประจักษ์ซึ่งมาตราและบรรทัดฐานอันมากมาย.

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• स्तुषे: I praise / I hymn
• स्तुषे: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्तु (स्तवते/स्तौति) अथवा √स्तु (स्तुषे)

• इयम्: this (she/this one)
• इयम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्)

• पुरुवर्पसम्: of many forms / richly radiant
• पुरुवर्पसम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरु- + वर्पस् (प्रातिपदिकम्: वर्पस् ‘रूप/कान्ति’)

• ऋभ्वम्: the Rbhú / the skillful one
• ऋभ्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: ऋभु/ऋभ्व (प्रातिपदिकम्; ‘ऋभु’ नाम/विशेषणम्)

• इनतमम्: the most mighty / most powerful
• इनतमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इनत (प्रातिपदिकम्; ‘बलवान्/प्रबलः’ इत्यर्थे) + तमप्

• आप्त्यम्: Āptya (a patronymic/epithet); the one belonging to the Āptyas
• आप्त्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: आप्त्य (प्रातिपदिकम्; ‘आप्त्य’—आपः/अप्-सम्बन्धि, अथवा ‘आप्त्य’ नाम)

• आप्त्यानाम्: of the Āptyas
• आप्त्यानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: आप्त्य (प्रातिपदिकम्)

• आ: towards; forth
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• दर्शते: he appears / is seen
• दर्शते: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (दर्शते)

• शवसा: by might / with strength
• शवसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: शवस् (प्रातिपदिकम्)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Karma
• Type: Numeral
• Root: सप्तन् (संख्याशब्दः)

• दानून्: Dānus (demons/obstructors)
• दानून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानु (प्रातिपदिकम्; ‘दानु’—दानव/वृत्रादि-जातिः, ‘demon/obstructor’)

• प्र: forth; forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• साक्षते: he overcomes / prevails
• साक्षते: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सह्/√साक्ष् (वेदिक: साक्षते ‘समर्थते/विजयते/प्रतिसहते’)

• प्रतिमानानि: counter-measures / standards / measures
• प्रतिमानानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिमान (प्रातिपदिकम्; ‘प्रतिमान’—प्रतिमान/माप/मानक)

• भूरि: much; abundantly
• भूरि: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective/Indeclinable
• Root: भूरि (प्रातिपदिकम्; ‘much, many’)