Rig Veda 6.36.1 — Mandala 6, Sukta 36, Mantra 1
Sukta 6.36
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (Bharadvāja family)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; not mechanically verified here)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सत्रा मदासस्तव विश्वजन्याः सत्रा रायोऽध ये पार्थिवासः । सत्रा वाजानामभवो विभक्ता यद्देवेषु धारयथा असुर्यम् ॥
Transliteration
satrā́ madā́sas táva viśvájanyāḥ satrā́ rā́yo ádha yé pārthivā́saḥ | satrā́ vājā́nām abhavo vibhaktā́ yád devéṣu dhāráyathā asúryam ||
Translation
Ever are thy ecstasies universal; ever are the riches that come to those who stand upon the earth. Ever wast thou the distributor of plenitudes, when thou didst uphold among the gods the Asurya—lordly might of the Truth.
Word by Word
सत्राalways, continually
सत्रा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसत्रा (अव्यय)
मदासःintoxicating joys/raptures
मदासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
तवof you, your
तव:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वजन्याःbelonging to all peoples / universal
विश्वजन्याः:
Viśeṣaṇa (of मदासः)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्वजन्य (प्रातिपदिक; विश्व+जन्य)
सत्राalways
सत्रा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसत्रा (अव्यय)
रायःriches, bounties
रायः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रयि (प्रातिपदिक)
अधthen, indeed
अध:
Sambandha/Discourse particle
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (अव्यय)
येwho, which
ये:
Kartā (relative pronoun for पार्थिवासः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पार्थिवासःearthly ones, men/mortals
पार्थिवासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective (substantivized)
Rootपार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक; पृथिवी→पार्थिव)
सत्राalways
सत्रा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसत्रा (अव्यय)
वाजानाम्of prizes/strengths (vājá-)
वाजानाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
अभवःyou became / you were
अभवः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
विभक्ताdistributor, apportioner
विभक्ता:
Kartā (apposition to implied ‘त्वम्’)
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootवि+भज् (धातु) → विभक्तृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
यत्when/that, because
यत्:
Sambandha (clausal linker)
TypeIndeclinable (conjunctional relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवेषुamong the gods
देवेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
धारयथाःyou hold, you maintain
धारयथाः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootधृ (धातु) (कारण/णिच्) → धारयति
असुर्यम्lordly power / asuric might (sovereign force)
असुर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअसुर्य (प्रातिपदिक; असुर+य)
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