Rig Veda 6.16.48: Mandala 6, Sukta 16, Mantra 48
Sukta 6.16
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional; needs confirmation)
Devata: Agni (with Vṛtra-slaying function)
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निं देवासो अग्रियमिन्धते वृत्रहन्तमम् । येना वसून्याभृता तृळ्हा रक्षांसि वाजिना ॥
Transliteration
agníṃ devā́so agriyám índhate vṛtra-hán-tamam | yéna vasū́ny ā́bhṛtā tṛḷhā́ rakṣā́ṃsi vā́jinā ||
Translation
เหล่าเทพจุดอัคนีให้ลุกโชน—ผู้นำหน้า ผู้พิฆาตวฤตระอันทรงฤทธิ์ยิ่ง; ด้วยท่านนั้นทรัพย์สมบัติจึงถูกนำมา และด้วยความบริบูรณ์แห่งพลัง อำนาจมืดอันดื้อดึงก็ถูกบดขยี้.
Word by Word
अग्निम्Agni (as object)
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
देवासःthe gods
देवासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्रियम्foremost, pre-eminent
अग्रियम्:
कर्म (विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootअग्रिय- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अग्र’ + यत्)
इन्धतेthey kindle, they ignite
इन्धते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootइन्ध् (धातु) ‘प्रदीपन/दीपन’
वृत्रहन्तमम्the most Vṛtra-slaying
वृत्रहन्तमम्:
कर्म (विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootवृत्रहन्- (प्रातिपदिक; वृत्र + हन्) + तमप् (सुपरलेटिव)
येनby whom / whereby
येन:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वसूनिgoods, riches
वसूनि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवसु- (प्रातिपदिक)
आभृताbrought, procured
आभृता:
कर्म (विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeParticiple (past passive) used adjectivally
Rootआ-√भृ (धातु) ‘आहरण/धारण’ → भृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
तृळ्हाfirmly, strongly
तृळ्हा:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeAdjective/Adverbial adjective
Rootतृळ्ह- (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक रूप, ‘दृढ/स्थिर’)
रक्षांसिdemonic beings, harmful spirits
रक्षांसि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजिनाwith the prize-winner/with the mighty (vājín)
वाजिना:
करण
TypeAdjective (also noun ‘possessor of vāja’)
Rootवाजिन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
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