Rig Veda 6.21.7 — Mandala 6, Sukta 21, Mantra 7

Sukta 6.21

Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) (traditional)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अभि त्वा पाजो रक्षसो वि तस्थे महि जज्ञानमभि तत्सु तिष्ठ । तव प्रत्नेन युज्येन सख्या वज्रेण धृष्णो अप ता नुदस्व ॥

Transliteration

abhi tvā pājo rakṣaso vi tasthe mahi jajñānam abhi tat su tiṣṭha | tava pratnena yujyena sakhyā vajreṇa dhṛṣṇo apa tā nudasva ||

Translation

Chống lại Ngài, các quyền lực thù địch—rakṣas—đã dàn bày sức mạnh; hỡi Đấng sinh ra vĩ đại, hãy đứng vững trên điều ấy. Nhờ tình bằng hữu cổ xưa đã được ách nối của Ngài, hỡi Đấng gan dạ, hãy dùng vajra xua đuổi, đánh bật chúng đi.

Word by Word

• अभि: towards; against; over
• अभि: Adhikaraṇa (directional/relational) / Upasarga
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• त्वा: you (acc. sg.)
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• पाजः: might; strength; power
• पाजः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाजस् (नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक)

• रक्षसः: of the Rākṣasa; of the demon
• रक्षसः: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक)

• वि: apart; forth; asunder
• वि: Adhikaraṇa (directional/relational) / Upasarga
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• तस्थे: has stood; took its stand
• तस्थे: Kriyā (finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)

• महि: greatly; mightily
• महि: Viśeṣaṇa (adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: महि (अव्यय; also related to मह्/महान् semantic ‘great’)

• जज्ञानम्: the newly-born/one who has arisen (mighty one)
• जज्ञानम्: Karma (object of implied/understood action ‘(approach)’) / Viśeṣya of त्वा in apposition
• Type: Participle (Adjective) / Kṛdanta
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जज्ञा- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• अभि: towards; against
• अभि: Adhikaraṇa (directional/relational) / Upasarga
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सु: well; thoroughly
• सु: Viśeṣaṇa (adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)

• तिष्ठ: stand!; take your stand!
• तिष्ठ: Kriyā (imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)

• तव: of you; your
• तव: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रत्नेन: with the ancient (one); with the former
• प्रत्नेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: प्रत्न (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• युज्येन: with the yoked/fit/appropriate (bond)
• युज्येन: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज्य (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; from युज् ‘to yoke/join’)

• सख्या: with friendship; by alliance
• सख्या: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सख्य (नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक)

• वज्रेण: with the thunderbolt
• वज्रेण: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (पुं-प्रातिपदिक)

• धृष्णो: O bold one!; O daring one!
• धृष्णो: Sambodhana (address)
• Type: Adjective (vocative)
• Root: धृष्णु (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• अप: away; off
• अप: Adhikaraṇa (directional/relational) / Upasarga
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• ता: those (them)
• ता: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नु: now; indeed
• नु: Nipāta (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (अव्यय)

• नुदस्व: drive away!; thrust away!
• नुदस्व: Kriyā (imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नुद् (धातु)