Rig Veda 6.35.1: Mandala 6, Sukta 35, Mantra 1

Sukta 6.35

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Trishtubh (probable for RV 6.35)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

कदा भुवन्रथक्षयाणि ब्रह्म कदा स्तोत्रे सहस्रपोष्यं दाः । कदा स्तोमं वासयोऽस्य राया कदा धियः करसि वाजरत्नाः ॥

Transliteration

kadā bhuvan ratha-kṣayāṇi brahma kadā stotre sahasra-poṣyaṃ dāḥ | kadā stomaṃ vāsayo 'sya rāyā kadā dhiyaḥ karasi vāja-ratnāḥ ||

Translation

When wilt thou make our word a home of chariots (a stable power of movement)? When wilt thou give to the hymn the thousandfold increase? When wilt thou clothe this chant with thy wealth? When wilt thou make our thoughts rich in plenitudes of force and treasures?

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Word by Word

• कदा: when?
• कदा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदा (प्रश्नाव्यय)

• भुवन्: will you be / will you become
• भुवन्: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)

• रथक्षयाणि: chariot-dwellings; abodes with chariots (i.e., secure stations)
• रथक्षयाणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ-क्षय (प्रातिपदिक; समास)

• ब्रह्म: sacred formulation; hymn/prayer
• ब्रह्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• कदा: when?
• कदा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदा (प्रश्नाव्यय)

• स्तोत्रे: in/for the praise-hymn
• स्तोत्रे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• सहस्रपोष्यम्: thousand-nourishing; richly fostering (abundant)
• सहस्रपोष्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्र-पोष्य (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समास)

• दाः: give!
• दाः: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)

• कदा: when?
• कदा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदा (प्रश्नाव्यय)

• स्तोमम्: praise; chant
• स्तोमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• वासयः: you cause to dwell / you clothe / you bestow (make it abide)
• वासयः: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: वासय (भू-कारक; √वस्/√वास् caus.)

• अस्य: of him/it; his
• अस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• राया: with wealth; by riches
• राया: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: राय्/राय (प्रातिपदिक)

• कदा: when?
• कदा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदा (प्रश्नाव्यय)

• धियः: insights; thoughts; inspired visions
• धियः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धि (प्रातिपदिक)

• करसि: you make; you fashion
• करसि: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)

• वाजरत्नाः: having prize/strength as treasure; rich in winning-boons
• वाजरत्नाः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाज-रत्न (प्रातिपदिक; समास)