Rig Veda 10.140.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 140, Mantra 4
Sukta 10.140
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इरज्यन्नग्ने प्रथयस्व जन्तुभिरस्मे रायो अमर्त्य । स दर्शतस्य वपुषो वि राजसि पृणक्षि सानसिं क्रतुम् ॥
Transliteration
irajyánn agne prathayasva jantúbhir asmē rā́yo amartya | sá darśatásya vápuso ví rājasi pṛṇákṣi sānasíṃ krátum ||
Translation
يا أغني، المتوهّج بالشوق المقدّس، اتّسِعْ فينا مع الشعوب؛ أيّها الخالد، لأجل فيوضاتنا. إنك تتلألأ بجمالٍ منظورٍ لهيئتك؛ وتملأ كراتو (kratu)—الإرادة الظافرة، والقوّة الفاعلة للعمل.
Word by Word
इ॒र॒ज्यन्being eager/active (zealous)
इ॒र॒ज्यन्:
Kartā (अग्नेः विशेषणरूपेण कर्तृभावः)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootइरज्य (धातु; √irajy/iraj ‘to be active/zealous, to strive’)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
(सम्बोधन) —
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रथयस्वspread/extend (make abound)
प्रथयस्व:
(वाक्यक्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√प्रथ् (प्रथयति; causative/intensive sense ‘to spread, extend, make abound’)
जन्तुभिःwith creatures/people
जन्तुभिः:
Karaṇa (सह/उपकरणभावे: ‘by/with beings/creatures’)
TypeNoun
Rootजन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मेfor us / in us
अस्मे:
Adhikaraṇa (आश्रय/प्राप्तिस्थान: ‘among/for us’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रायःwealths, bounties
रायः:
Karma (प्रथयस्व इत्यस्य विस्तार्य-वस्तु: ‘wealths/bounties’)
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रयि (प्रातिपदिक ‘wealth, bounty’)
अमर्त्यO immortal one
अमर्त्य:
(सम्बोधन) —
TypeAdjective
Rootअमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe (you)
सः:
Kartā (वि राजसि इत्यस्य कर्ता)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दर्शतस्यof the splendid/beautiful
दर्शतस्य:
Sambandha (षष्ठी: ‘of the splendid’)
TypeAdjective
Rootदर्शत (प्रातिपदिक ‘visible, splendid, worth seeing’)
वपुषःof (your) form/beauty
वपुषः:
Sambandha (षष्ठी: ‘of (your) form’)
TypeNoun
Rootवपुस् (प्रातिपदिक ‘form, beauty, body’)
विforth, widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
राजसिyou shine forth
राजसि:
(वाक्यक्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√राज् (राजते/राजति ‘to shine, rule’)
पृणक्षिyou fill / you bestow fully
पृणक्षि:
(वाक्यक्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√पॄ/पृ (पृणक्ति ‘to fill, satisfy, bestow fully’)
सानसिम्the gain, the reward
सानसिम्:
Karma (पृणक्षि इत्यस्य कर्म: ‘the gain/reward’)
TypeNoun
Rootसानसि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘gain, winning, acquisition, reward’)
क्रतुम्the resolve, the (ritual) power/plan
क्रतुम्:
Karma (पृणक्षि इत्यस्य कर्म; सानसिम् इत्यस्य सहकर्म/द्विकर्मकभावे) অথবা Karma (प्रथयस्व/पृणक्षि-संबद्धः)
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक ‘resolve, power of will, ritual skill/plan’)
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