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Rig Veda 1.145.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 145, Mantra 4

Sukta 1.145

Rishi: Dīrghatamas Aucathya (traditional for RV 1.145)
Devata: Agni (inner fire/divine will)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

उपस्थायं चरति यत्समारत सद्यो जातस्तत्सार युज्येभिः । अभि श्वान्तं मृशते नान्द्ये मुदे यदीं गच्छन्त्युशतीरपिष्ठितम् ॥

upa-sthā́yaṃ carati yát sam-ā́rat sadyó jātás tat-sā́ra yújyebhiḥ | abhí śvā́ntaṃ mṛśate nā́ndye mudé yad ī́ṃ gácchanty uśatī́r api-sthitám ||

يتحرّك آخذًا مقامه قريبًا في الداخل (في مقعد الإنسان)، حين ينتظم في النظام القويم؛ مولودًا لتوّه يسرع بقواه المُقترِنة. تلمسه الطاقاتُ المشتاقةُ بفرحٍ وابتهاج، حين تمضي إليه، وهو القائم قريبًا، كما تمضي إلى لهبٍ مستقرٍّ للراحة.

उपस्थायम्(his) lap / bosom (as the place approached)
उपस्थायम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootउपस्थ (प्रातिपदिक) < उप-स्था (उप + √स्था)
चरतिmoves, goes, proceeds
चरति:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Root√चर् (चरति)
यत्which, that which
यत्:
(सम्बन्ध/अन्वय)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
आरतreached, came up to
आरत:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Root√ऋ (आ + √ऋ / √अर् ‘to move, reach’—वैदिक रूप)
सद्यःimmediately
सद्यः:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसद्यः (अव्यय)
जातःborn
जातः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Root√जन् → जात (क्त-प्रत्यय)
तत्that (thing), it
तत्:
कर्म/सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सारrun forth!, hasten!
सार:
(आह्वान/प्रेरणा)
TypeVerb
Root√सृ (सरति) / √सॄ (वैदिक ‘to run/flow’)—आदेशरूप ‘सार’ (आज्ञार्थ/विधिलिङ्-छन्दसि)
युज्येभिःwith the yoked ones / with suitable companions (helpers)
युज्येभिः:
करण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootयुज्य (प्रातिपदिक; √युज् ‘to yoke’ → युज्य ‘fit for yoking/companions’)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
श्वान्तम्the panting one
श्वान्तम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootश्वान्त (प्रातिपदिक; √श्वन्/श्वा ‘to pant’ → ‘panting’)
मृशतेtouches, strokes
मृशते:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Root√मृश् (मृशते)
नान्द्येin joy, in delight
नान्द्ये:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootनान्द्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘joy, delight’)
मुदेfor gladness, for pleasure
मुदे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootमुद् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘gladness’)
यदाwhen
यदा:
(सम्बन्ध/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा (अव्यय)
ईम्him, it
ईम्:
कर्म
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम् (अव्यय; एनम्/इमम्-प्रत्ययात्मक ‘him/it’)
गच्छन्तिgo, come
गच्छन्ति:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गच्छति)
उशतीःthe eager (women/ones)
उशतीः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootउशती (प्रातिपदिक; √वश्/उश् ‘to desire’ → ‘desiring, eager’)
अपिष्ठितम्the set/placed (one), the firmly established
अपिष्ठितम्:
कर्म
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootअपिष्ठित (प्रातिपदिक; a- + पिष्ठित, √पिष्ठ्/पिष् ‘to press/bruise’ → ‘pressed/firmly set’; वैदिक अर्थ ‘set/placed close’)

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