Rig Veda 6.42.1: Mandala 6, Sukta 42, Mantra 1

Sukta 6.42

Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) tradition.

Devata: Indra (heroic 'nár' as Indra/Indra-like power; hymn is Indra-oriented in this sequence).

Chandas: Jagatī (probable; longer cadence typical—exact syllable count should be verified against a critical text).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्रत्यस्मै पिपीषते विश्वानि विदुषे भर । अरंगमाय जग्मयेऽपश्चाद्दघ्वने नरे ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 6.42.1

Transliteration

práty asmai pípīṣate víśvāni vidúṣe bhara | aramgamā́ya jágmaye’paścā́d daghvane náre ||

Translation

اس کے سامنے، اس کی بڑھائی کے لیے، تمام چیزیں لاؤ - جاننے والے کے لیے۔ اس آدمی کے لیے جو سیدھے مقصد کی طرف جاتا ہے، جو آیا ہے، جو پیچھے نہیں رہتا، بھرمیں لاؤ۔

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Word by Word

• प्रति: towards, to
• प्रति: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (upasarga/avyaya)

• अस्मै: to him
• अस्मै: सम्प्रदान (recipient)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (sarvanāman)

• पिपीषते: (who) desires to thrive / to be strengthened
• पिपीषते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पि / √प्याय् (वर्धने/तर्पणे) → desiderative stem पिपीष-

• विश्वानि: all (things)
• विश्वानि: कर्म (object)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: विश्व (sarva-vācaka prātipadika)

• विदुषे: to the knowing one, to the wise
• विदुषे: सम्प्रदान (recipient)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: विद्वस् (from √विद् ‘to know’)

• भर: bring, bear
• भर: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भृ (भरणे)

• अरंगमाय: to the swift/ready-going one
• अरंगमाय: सम्प्रदान (recipient)
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: अरंगम (prātipadika; ‘swift/ready-going’, epithet)

• जग्मये: to the goer, to him who has gone/comes
• जग्मये: सम्प्रदान (recipient)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: जग्मि (from √गम् ‘to go’; perfect/participial base)

• अपश्चात्: not behind; not later; not failing
• अपश्चात्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपश्चात् (avyaya)

• दघ्वने: to the ardent one, to the burning/zealous one
• दघ्वने: सम्प्रदान (recipient)
• Type: Participle (agent noun)
• Root: दघ्वन् (kṛdanta from √दह्/√दघ् ‘to burn’ > ‘burning/ardent’; Vedic form)

• नरे: to the man/hero
• नरे: सम्प्रदान (recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (prātipadika)