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Rig Veda 6.67.10: Mandala 6, Sukta 67, Mantra 10

Sukta 6.67

Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) tradition.
Devata: Mitra–Varuṇa (continuation of Sukta 6.67).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

वि यद्वाचं कीस्तासो भरन्ते शंसन्ति के चिन्निविदो मनानाः । आद्वां ब्रवाम सत्यान्युक्था नकिर्देवेभिर्यतथो महित्वा ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 6.67.10
Transliteration

ví yád vā́caṃ kīstā́so bhárante śáṃsanti ké cín nivído manānā́ḥ | ā́d vā́m bravāma satyā́ny ukthā́ nákir devébhir yatatho mahitvā́ ||

Translation

When the singers spread the word and some, mindful, proclaim the invocatory formulas, then we speak to you the true utterances: none among the gods attains your greatness.

Word by Word
विapart, forth (intensifier/preverb)
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि- (उपसर्ग) / √विभज् (अर्थ-प्रवृत्तिः) (as preverb)
यत्when; that which
यत्:
Adhikaraṇa (काल/निमित्त-सम्बन्धः) / सम्बन्ध-निर्देशक
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाचम्speech, utterance
वाचम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (प्रातिपदिक: वाच्-)
कीस्तासःpraisers, singers of praise
कीस्तासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकीस्तास् (प्रातिपदिक; स्तुति/कीर्ति-कर्ता ‘praisers’)
भरन्तेthey bear/bring forth
भरन्ते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरति)
शंसन्तिthey praise, recite
शंसन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√शंस् (शंसति)
केsome (who)
के:
Kartā (शंसन्ति इत्यस्य) सह-समुच्चय
TypePronoun
Rootक (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चित्indeed, even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात/अव्यय)
निविदःnivid-invocations, liturgical formulas
निविदः:
Karma (शंसन्ति—‘they recite the nivid-formulas’) / विषय
TypeNoun
Rootनिविद् (प्रातिपदिक; देव-आह्वान-रूपा ‘invocation/formula’)
मनानाःthinking, deeming
मनानाः:
Kartā (के चित् … मनानाः) / विशेषणम्
TypeParticiple
Root√मन् (मनुते) → क्त/शानच्-प्रत्ययः (माना-न) ‘thinking’
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ- (उपसर्ग) / √इ (गत्यर्थ) (as preverb)
वाम्to you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna (to you two)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (द्वितीय-पुरुष सर्वनाम)
ब्रवामwe two speak
ब्रवाम:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ब्रू (ब्रवीति)
सत्यानिtrue
सत्यानि:
Karma (ब्रवाम—what we speak) / विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
उक्थाhymns, solemn utterances
उक्था:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउक्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
नकिःno one
नकिः:
Kartā (यतथो इत्यस्य) निषेधितः
TypeIndeclinable (pronominal negative)
Rootनकिस्/नकिः (निषेध-प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव)
देवेभिःwith the gods
देवेभिः:
Karaṇa/सह (instrumental: ‘with/by the gods’)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
यतथःyou two strive, vie
यतथः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√यत् (यतते) / √यत् (नियमन-प्रयत्न)
महित्वाby greatness, through mighty power
महित्वा:
Karaṇa/हेतु (by/through greatness) / साधन
TypeNoun
Rootमहित्व (प्रातिपदिक; महत् → महित्व ‘greatness’)
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