Rig Veda 6.22.8: Mandala 6, Sukta 22, Mantra 8

Sukta 6.22

Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya

Devata: Indra (with fiery agency; the action is described in terms of flame/tapas, often shared with Agni imagery)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ जनाय द्रुह्वणे पार्थिवानि दिव्यानि दीपयोऽन्तरिक्षा । तपा वृषन्विश्वतः शोचिषा तान्ब्रह्मद्विषे शोचय क्षामपश्च ॥

Transliteration

ā́ jánāya druhváṇe pārthivā́ni divyā́ni dīpayo 'ntárikṣā | tápā vṛṣan viśvátah śóciṣā tā́n brahma-dvíṣe śocaya kṣā́m apáś ca ||

Translation

Against the hostile people, blaze forth the earthly and the heavenly (fires), and the mid-region. Burn, O Bull, on every side with your flame; scorch those who hate the sacred Word—scorch the earth and the waters (for them).

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Word by Word

• आ: forth, towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)

• जनाय: for the people, for mankind
• जनाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक) / jana

• द्रुह्वणे: for the hostile/treacherous one (enemy)
• द्रुह्वणे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुह्वण (प्रातिपदिक; द्रुह्-सम्बद्ध) / druhvaṇa

• पार्थिवानि: earthly (things/realms)
• पार्थिवानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक) / pārthiva

• दिव्यानि: heavenly, celestial
• दिव्यानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) / divya

• दीपयः: kindle! make blaze!
• दीपयः: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: दीपय् (धातु; √दीप्/दीपय् ‘to kindle, make blaze’) / dīpay

• अन्तरिक्षा: the midspaces, atmosphere
• अन्तरिक्षा: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) / antarikṣa

• तप: burn! heat!
• तप: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु; √तप् ‘to heat, burn’) / tap

• वृषन्: O Bull (mighty one)
• वृषन्: —
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: वृषन् (प्रातिपदिक) / vṛṣan

• विश्वतः: on all sides, everywhere
• विश्वतः: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable (adverbial)
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) / viśva

• शोचिषा: with flame, with blazing heat
• शोचिषा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोचिस् (प्रातिपदिक) / śocis

• तान्: those (ones)
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) / tad

• ब्रह्मद्विषे: for the hater of sacred word/prayer (brahman-hater)
• ब्रह्मद्विषे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मद्विष् (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मन्+द्विष्) / brahmadviṣ

• शोचय: scorch! make burn!
• शोचय: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: शोचय् (धातु; √शुच्/शोचय् ‘to make burn, scorch’) / śocay

• क्षाम्: the earth, ground
• क्षाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षाम् (प्रातिपदिक) / kṣām

• अपः: the waters
• अपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक) / ap

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात) / ca