Rig Veda 6.49.1: Mandala 6, Sukta 49, Mantra 1

Sukta 6.49

Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa (and Agni as included power)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

स्तुषे जनं सुव्रतं नव्यसीभिर्गीर्भिर्मित्रावरुणा सुम्नयन्ता । त आ गमन्तु त इह श्रुवन्तु सुक्षत्रासो वरुणो मित्रो अग्निः ॥

Transliteration

stuṣé jánaṃ suvratáṃ navyásībhiṛ gī́rbhir mitrā́varuṇā sumnayántā | tá ā́ gamantu tá ihá śruvantu sukṣatrā́so váruṇo mitró agníḥ ||

Translation

I hymn the noble host of right-will with ever-new words—Mitra and Varuṇa who bring the happy grace. Let them come to us; let them hear here: the strong in sovereign power—Varuṇa, Mitra, and Agni.

Ask anything about this verse...Ask

Word by Word

• स्तुषे: I praise
• स्तुषे: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्तु (स्तवते)

• जनम्: the people/folk
• जनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुव्रतम्: of good observance/with good vows
• सुव्रतम्: Karma (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुव्रत (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + व्रत)

• नव्यसीभिः: with ever-new (hymns)
• नव्यसीभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective (used substantively with गीर्भिः)
• Root: नव्यसी (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्री., ‘newer/very new’)

• गीर्भिः: with songs/hymns
• गीर्भिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीर् (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्री.)

• मित्रावरुणा: O Mitra and Varuṇa
• मित्रावरुणा: (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun (dual deity-name)
• Root: मित्र + वरुण (प्रातिपदिक; द्वन्द्व)

• सुम्नयन्ता: bestowing favor/bringing grace
• सुम्नयन्ता: (सम्बोधन-विशेषण)
• Type: Participle (Adjectival)
• Root: सुम्नयन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; √मन्/√म्ना ‘to think/favor’ with सु-; present participle)

• ते: they
• ते: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)

• आ: hither, towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• गमन्तु: let them come
• गमन्तु: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम्

• ते: they
• ते: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)

• श्रुवन्तु: let them hear
• श्रुवन्तु: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु

• सुक्षत्रासः: the well-ruling/mighty ones
• सुक्षत्रासः: Kartā (apposition to ते)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: सुक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + क्षत्र)

• वरुणः: Varuṇa
• वरुणः: Kartā (in apposition)
• Type: Noun (deity-name)
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)

• मित्रः: Mitra
• मित्रः: Kartā (in apposition)
• Type: Noun (deity-name)
• Root: मित्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• अग्निः: Agni
• अग्निः: Kartā (in apposition)
• Type: Noun (deity-name)
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)