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Rig Veda 6.60.2: Mandala 6, Sukta 60, Mantra 2

Sukta 6.60

Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya)
Devata: Indrāgnī (with distinct functions: Indra toward cows/rays; Agni toward waters/dawns)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

ता योधिष्टमभि गा इन्द्र नूनमपः स्वरुषसो अग्न ऊळ्हाः । दिशः स्वरुषस इन्द्र चित्रा अपो गा अग्ने युवसे नियुत्वान् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 6.60.2

tā́ yodhiṣṭam abhí gā́ indra nū́nam apáḥ svàr uṣásaḥ agne ūḷhā́ḥ | díśaḥ svàr uṣása indra citrā́ apó gā́ agne yúvase niyutvā́n ||

Fight now, O Indra, toward those luminous cows; and you, O Agni, toward the waters and the dawns that are borne upward into the light. O Indra, make the directions bright with dawn’s radiance; O Agni, yoked with your steeds, bring the waters and the rays to their youth and increase within us.

ताthose (fem.), them
ता:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
योधिष्ठम्the most warlike / best fighter
योधिष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootयुध् (धातु) → योधिन्/योध (प्रातिपदिक); श्रेष्ठ-प्रत्यय -इष्ठ
अभिtowards, against
अभि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गाःcows
गाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
नूनम्now, indeed
नूनम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम् (अव्यय)
अपःwaters
अपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वःsunlight, heaven (svàr)
स्वः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर् (प्रातिपदिक)
उषसःdawns
उषसः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊळ्हाःborne, carried (forth)
ऊळ्हाः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootवह् (धातु) → ऊळ्ह (कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि/निष्ठा)
दिशःthe directions
दिशः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वःsunlight, heaven
स्वः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर् (प्रातिपदिक)
उषसःdawns
उषसः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्राःbright, variegated, wondrous
चित्राः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अपःwaters
अपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
गाःcows
गाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
युवसेfor the young one / for you as youth
युवसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (dative)
Rootयु (धातु) → युव्/युव (प्रातिपदिक) + से (चतुर्थी एकवचन)
नियुत्वान्having yoked teams (niyuts), team-possessing
नियुत्वान्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootनियुत् (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (मतुप्-प्रत्यय)

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