Rig Veda 6.10.3: Mandala 6, Sukta 10, Mantra 3

Sukta 6.10

Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional)

Devata: Agni (citraśociḥ), giver of ūti and finder of ‘cows’

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

पीपाय स श्रवसा मर्त्येषु यो अग्नये ददाश विप्र उक्थैः । चित्राभिस्तमूतिभिश्चित्रशोचिर्व्रजस्य साता गोमतो दधाति ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 6.10.3

Transliteration

pīpā́ya sá śrávasā mártyeṣu yó agnáye dadā́śa vípra ukthaíḥ | citrā́bhis tám ūtíbhis citrá-śocir vrajásya sātā́ gó-mato dadhāti ||

Translation

He grows in luminous fame among mortals who gives to Agni—who, as the inspired one, offers him by hymns. The many-flaming One, by his varied helps, establishes for him the winning of the luminous herds: the plenitude of rays (knowledge).

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Word by Word

• पीपाय: has strengthened / has made to swell (increase)
• पीपाय: Kriyā (predicate) / Kartṛ-anuvṛtti (with implied subject = ‘he’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पा (पिबति/पाययति) → caus./intens. पीपाय

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स

• श्रवसा: by (his) fame / by glory
• श्रवसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवस् (नपुंसक/पुं. ‘fame, glory, might’)

• मर्त्येषु: among mortals
• मर्त्येषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक ‘mortal’)

• यः: who
• यः: Kartā (relative clause)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → य

• अग्नये: to Agni
• अग्नये: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)

• ददाश: has given
• ददाश: Kriyā (relative clause)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (ददाति) → perfect ददाश

• विप्रः: the inspired seer
• विप्रः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक ‘inspired poet, sage’)

• उक्थैः: with hymns
• उक्थैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: उक्थ (प्रातिपदिक ‘hymn of praise, recitation’)

• चित्राभिः: with brilliant / wondrous
• चित्राभिः: Karaṇa (qualifier) / Saha-karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्रा (स्त्री. ‘bright, variegated’; here as adj. to ऊतिभिः)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → त

• ऊतिभिः: with aids / protections
• ऊतिभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊति (स्त्री. ‘help, aid, protection’)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• चित्रशोचिः: bright-flamed
• चित्रशोचिः: Kartā (apposition to सः / or to implied Agni) / Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र-शोचिस् (बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय ‘having bright flames’)

• व्रजस्य: of the cattle-pen / of the fold
• व्रजस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रज (प्रातिपदिक ‘pen, enclosure; herd/settlement’)

• साता: the winning / gain
• साता: Kartā (of दधाति) / or predicate-noun ‘winning’
• Type: Noun
• Root: साति (स्त्री. ‘winning, gaining’; RV also ‘prize, acquisition’)

• गोमतः: of the cow-rich (one) / rich in cattle
• गोमतः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोमत् (प्रातिपदिक ‘possessing cows, rich in cattle’)

• दधाति: places / bestows / establishes
• दधाति: Kriyā (main predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धा (दधाति)