Rig Veda 6.39.5: Mandala 6, Sukta 39, Mantra 5
Sukta 6.39
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नू गृणानो गृणते प्रत्न राजन्निषः पिन्व वसुदेयाय पूर्वीः । अप ओषधीरविषा वनानि गा अर्वतो नॄनृचसे रिरीहि ॥
Transliteration
nū́ gṛṇānó gṛṇaté pratna rājan íṣaḥ pinva vasu-déyāya pūrvī́ḥ | apá óṣadhīr aviṣā́ vánāni gā́ árvato nṝ́n ṛcáse rirīhi ||
Translation
如今，歌者正赞颂你；噢上古之王啊，请为那赐丰盈者鼓荡、充溢那先初的灵感之流。使诸水奔行，使药草（奥沙提，oṣadhī）与汁液丰饶的林木苏醒；又使光牛（诸牛之光）、力之骏马，以及人间的诸能力，为仙见者的颂歌而迅疾兴起。
Word by Word
नुnow, indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
गृणानःpraising (he/you), while praising
गृणानः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√गृ (स्तुति-शब्दे) → गृण (प्रातिपदिक)
गृणते(he) praises / is praising
गृणते:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√गृ (स्तुति-शब्दे)
प्रत्नancient, of old
प्रत्न:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
राजन्O king
राजन्:
—
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
निषःtreasures, stores
निषः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिष् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘निष्/निषः’ = निःसृत/निष्क/निधि-सम्बद्ध ‘treasures, stores’)
पिन्वimpel, make swell, bestow
पिन्व:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√पिव्/√पिन्व् (प्रीणने/वर्धने)
वसुदेयायfor (the sake of) wealth-giving / for the giver of wealth
वसुदेयाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवसुदेय (प्रातिपदिक; वसु+देय ‘wealth-giving/wealth to be given’)
पूर्वीःmany former (ones), earlier (boons/deeds)
पूर्वीः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अपःwaters
अपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
ओषधीःplants, herbs
ओषधीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
अविषाwith harmlessness / without poison
अविषा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun (instrumental) / Adverbial
Rootअविष (प्रातिपदिक; a-viṣa ‘non-poison’, ‘harmlessness’)
वनानिforests, woods
वनानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवन (प्रातिपदिक)
गाःcows
गाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्वतःof the steed, of the horse
अर्वतः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootअर्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
नॄन्men
नॄन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनृ (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋचसेfor the hymn/verse
ऋचसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootऋचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
रिरीहिgo forth, hasten, advance
रिरीहि:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√रि/√री (गत्यर्थ; ‘to go, to move’)
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