Rig Veda 6.48.7: Mandala 6, Sukta 48, Mantra 7
Sukta 6.48
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
बृहद्भिरग्ने अर्चिभिः शुक्रेण देव शोचिषा । भरद्वाजे समिधानो यविष्ठ्य रेवन्नः शुक्र दीदिहि द्युमत्पावक दीदिहि ॥
Transliteration
bṛhád-bhir agne arcí-bhiḥ śukréṇa deva śocíṣā | bháradvāje samidhānó yaviṣṭhya reván naḥ śukra dīdihi dyumát pāvaka dīdihi ||
Translation
With your vast flames, O Agni, with your bright divine blaze—kindled among the Bharadvājas, O youngest—shine for us richly. O luminous one, shine; O radiant purifier, shine.
Word by Word
बृहत्भिःwith great (flames)
बृहत्भिः:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत् (प्रातिपदिक; √बृह् ‘वर्धने’)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्चिभिःwith flames
अर्चिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअर्चिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
शुक्रेणwith bright (radiance)
शुक्रेण:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootशुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
देवO god
देव:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
शोचिषाwith blaze/splendour
शोचिषा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootशोचिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
भरद्वाजेin/at (the house/line of) Bharadvāja
भरद्वाजे:
अधिकारण
TypeProper Noun
Rootभरद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषिनाम)
समिधानःbeing kindled
समिधानः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootसम्-√इन्ध् ‘दीप्तौ’ (कृदन्त: शानच्)
यविष्ठ्यO youngest (Agni)
यविष्ठ्य:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective
Rootयविष्ठ्य (प्रातिपदिक; अग्नेः विशेषण)
रेवान्wealthy, splendid
रेवान्:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootरेवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
नःfor us / to us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
शुक्रO bright one
शुक्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective
Rootशुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
दीदिहिshine! blaze!
दीदिहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√दीद्/√दीप् (वेद. तीव्र-आवृत्ति ‘दीदिहि’ = ‘दीपय/दीपस्व’)
द्युमत्पावकO radiant purifier
द्युमत्पावक:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootद्युमत् + पावक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
दीदिहिshine!
दीदिहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√दीद्/√दीप्
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