Rig Veda 7.18.6: Mandala 7, Sukta 18, Mantra 6

Sukta 7.18

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditionally)

Devata: Indra (context of Indra’s aid in the battle narrative)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

पुरोळा इत्तुर्वशो यक्षुरासीद्राये मत्स्यासो निशिता अपीव । श्रुष्टिं चक्रुर्भृगवो द्रुह्यवश्च सखा सखायमतरद्विषूचोः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 7.18.6

Transliteration

puroḷā́ it turváśo yákṣur āsīd rāyé matsyā́so níśitā ápīva | śruṣṭíṃ cakrur bhṛ́gavo druhyávaś ca sákhā sákhāyam atarad víṣūcoḥ ||

Translation

Turvaśa and Yakṣu became as the offering-cake itself for the gaining of plenitude; the Matsyas, sharpened like a blade, moved as if to drink it in. The Bhṛgus and the Druhyus raised the clamor of assault; friend crossed beyond friend amid the diverging currents of conflict.

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Word by Word

• पुरोळाः: the Purōḷās (a people/tribe; those in the front/foremost)
• पुरोळाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरोळा- (प्रातिपदिक; पुरस्+आला/आळा ‘पूर्वभाग/अग्रभाग’ इत्यर्थे; RV-विशेष नाम)

• इत्: indeed, just
• इत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इद् (निपात)

• तुर्वशः: Turvaśa (a king/tribal name)
• तुर्वशः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुर्वश- (प्रातिपदिक; जन/राजन्-नाम)

• यक्षुः: Yakṣu (a person/tribal name)
• यक्षुः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्षु- (प्रातिपदिक; जन-नाम)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)

• राये: for wealth, for riches
• राये: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: राय्/रायि- (प्रातिपदिक ‘धन’)

• मत्स्यासः: the Matsyas (a people)
• मत्स्यासः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्य- (प्रातिपदिक; जन-नाम/‘मछली’)

• निशिताः: sharpened, keen, spurred on
• निशिताः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित- (कृदन्त; नि+शि/शै ‘तीक्ष्णीकरणे’ → ‘तीक्ष्ण/प्रेरित’)

• अपीव: also as if, even like
• अपीव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि + इव (निपातौ)

• श्रुष्टिम्: an onrush, assault
• श्रुष्टिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुष्टि- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘आक्रमण/धावन/उत्साह’)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)

• चक्रुः: they made, they performed
• चक्रुः: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)

• भृगवः: the Bhṛgus
• भृगवः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु- (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषि-वंश/जन)

• द्रुह्यवः: the Druhyus
• द्रुह्यवः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुह्यु- (प्रातिपदिक; जन-नाम)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)

• सखा: a friend
• सखा: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि- (प्रातिपदिक)

• सखायम्: (his) friend
• सखायम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि- (प्रातिपदिक)

• अतरत्: crossed over, passed beyond
• अतरत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ (धातु; ‘तरणे’)

• विषूचोः: of the two opposing sides/directions
• विषूचोः: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषूचि- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘विपरीत/विरुद्ध-दिशा’)