Rig Veda 6.21.11 — Mandala 6, Sukta 21, Mantra 11
Sukta 6.21
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (Bharadvāja tradition, Mandala 6)
Devata: Indra (with an implied company of Viśve Devāḥ / assisting powers; also Agni as the ‘tongue’ principle)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 6.21; requires metrical verification against a critical text)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नू म आ वाचमुप याहि विद्वान्विश्वेभिः सूनो सहसो यजत्रैः । ये अग्निजिह्वा ऋतसाप आसुर्ये मनुं चक्रुरुपरं दसाय ॥
Transliteration
nū ma ā́ vā́cam úpa yāhi vidvā́n víśvebhiḥ sūno sáhaso yájatṛaiḥ | yé agní-jihvā́ ṛtá-sāpa āsúr yé mánum cakrúr úparam dásāya ||
Translation
如今，噢，知者，噢，力之子（Sūnu of Sahas），请偕同一切可敬的神力，近就我之言。愿那些以火为舌、饮吮ṛta（秩序真理）者——那些使摩奴（Manu）为侍奉之性（dāsa）而成更高者——前来，亲近并扶持此一宣言。
Word by Word
नुnow, indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
मेof me / to me
मे:
सम्बन्ध (genitive) / सम्प्रदान (dative) प्रसङ्गानुसार
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ
वाचम्speech, utterance
वाचम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (प्रातिपदिक: वाच्-)
उपnear, towards
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप
याहिcome! go hither!
याहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
विद्वान्knowing, wise
विद्वान्:
कर्ता (याहि-आदेशस्य सम्बोधन-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootविद् (धातु) → कृदन्त: विद्वस्-
विश्वेभिःwith all
विश्वेभिः:
करण (सह-सम्बन्धे ‘with’)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
सूनोO son
सूनो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootसूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
सहसःof might, of strength
सहसः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
यजत्रैःwith the worshipful (ones)
यजत्रैः:
करण (विश्वेभिः सह विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootयजत्र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘worthy of worship’)
येwho
ये:
कर्ता (आसुः/चक्रुः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
अग्निजिह्वाःhaving Agni as (their) tongue / fire-tongued
अग्निजिह्वाः:
कर्ता-विशेषण
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootअग्नि + जिह्वा (समास: बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-प्रायः; प्रातिपदिक: अग्निजिह्वा-)
ऋतसापाःguarding/keeping the ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋतसापाः:
कर्ता-विशेषण
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootऋत + साप (समास; प्रातिपदिक: ऋतसाप-)
आसुःthey have been / were
आसुः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
येwho
ये:
कर्ता (चक्रुः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
मनुम्Manu
मनुम्:
कर्म
TypeProper noun
Rootमनु (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
चक्रुःthey made, fashioned
चक्रुः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
उपरम्a higher/further (place/condition)
उपरम्:
कर्म (चक्रुः)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootउपर (प्रातिपदिक)
दसायfor the Dāsa / to the Dāsa
दसाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootदास (प्रातिपदिक)
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