Rig Veda 7.33.6: Mandala 7, Sukta 33, Mantra 6
Sukta 7.33
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭhas of the Vasiṣṭha-family)
Devata: Primarily Vasiṣṭha/Tṛtsu-Bharata lineage theme; implicit powers of Light and Order rather than a single invoked god
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (11-syllable pādas; typical for narrative/heroic and lineage hymns in RV 7)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दण्डा इवेद्गोअजनास आसन्परिच्छिन्ना भरता अर्भकासः । अभवच्च पुरएता वसिष्ठ आदित्तृत्सूनां विशो अप्रथन्त ॥
Transliteration
daṇḍā́ ivéd go-ajanāsa āsan pári-cchinnā bharatā́ arbhakā́saḥ | ábhavac ca pura-etā́ vasiṣṭhá ā́d ít tṛtsūnā́ṁ víśo aprathanta ||
Translation
如同坚实的杖杆，婆罗多族——尚在成长的年少者——紧密相连、结阵而立；他们生自光辉之牛（诸光线、知慧之辉）。瓦西什塔遂为其前锋之领袖；于是特里特苏的诸族群确然扩展，按其秩序之力而兴盛。
Word by Word
दण्डाःstaffs, rods
दण्डाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
गो-अजनासःgoat(-like)/goat-associated people (epithet)
गो-अजनासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootगो + अजन (प्रातिपदिक; अजन = अज-जन ‘goat-born/with goats’ अथवा ‘अज’ सम्बन्धी)
आसन्were
आसन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
परि-च्छिन्नाःcut off all around, hemmed in
परि-च्छिन्नाः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootछिद् (धातु) + नि (उपसर्ग) ; परि- (उपसर्ग)
भरताःthe Bharatas
भरताः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootभरत (प्रातिपदिक; जननाम)
अर्भकासःthe young ones, youths/children
अर्भकासः:
Kartā (भरताः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअर्भक (प्रातिपदिक)
अभवत्became, came to be
अभवत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु) + अभि (उपसर्ग)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
पुर-एताthe leader going in front, vanguard
पुर-एता:
Kartā (वसिष्ठः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun (agent) / Adjective
Rootपुर (प्रातिपदिक) + एतृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √इ ‘to go’)
वसिष्ठःVasiṣṭha
वसिष्ठः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootवसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषिनाम)
आदित्then, thereupon
आदित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआदित् (निपात)
तृत्सूनाम्of the Tṛtsus
तृत्सूनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootतृत्सु (प्रातिपदिक; जननाम)
विशःclans, settlements, peoples
विशः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविश् (प्रातिपदिक)
अप्रथन्तspread out, expanded
अप्रथन्त:
—
TypeVerb
Rootप्रथ् (धातु) + अ (उपसर्ग/प्रवृद्धि)
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