Rig Veda 2.4.2: Mandala 2, Sukta 4, Mantra 2

Sukta 2.4

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditional for RV 2.4)

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs metrical verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

इमं विधन्तो अपां सधस्थे द्वितादधुर्भृगवो विक्ष्वायोः । एष विश्वान्यभ्यस्तु भूमा देवानामग्निररतिर्जीराश्वः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 2.4.2

Transliteration

imáṃ vidhánto apā́ṃ sadhásthe dvitā́ dadhur bhṛ́gavo vikṣv āyóḥ | eṣá víśvāny abhy àstu bhū́mā devā́nām agnír aratír jīrā́śvaḥ ||

Translation

هذا أغني أقامه مُقيمو الشعيرة في المقعد المشترك للمياه؛ وأعاد آلُ بْهْرِغو تثبيتَه بين قبائل الأحياء. فليكن هذا أغني—سريعَ السعي، ذا جيادٍ سريعة—لكل الكائنات أرضًا فسيحةً وسندًا للآلهة.

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Word by Word

• इमम्: this (him/it)
• इमम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• विधन्तः: (they) arranging/ordaining, performing (rites)
• विधन्तः: Kartā
• Type: Participle (Adjective used substantively)
• Root: √धा (धा धारणे) → विधा/विधान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• अपाम्: of the waters
• अपाम्: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक)

• सधस्थे: in the common seat/abode
• सधस्थे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सधस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)

• द्विता: a second time; again
• द्विता: (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्विता (अव्यय)

• दधुः: they placed/established
• दधुः: (Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धा (धा धारणे)

• भृगवः: the Bhṛgus
• भृगवः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (tribal/lineage name)
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)

• विक्षु: among the clans/settlements
• विक्षु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश् (प्रातिपदिक)

• आयॊः: of the two Āyus (two descendants/lines of Āyu)
• आयॊः: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयु (प्रातिपदिक)

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• विश्वानि: all (things)
• विश्वानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective used substantively
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभि: towards, over
• अभि: (Preverb)
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• अस्तु: let him be
• अस्तु: (Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (अस भुवि)

• भूमाः: the great one; the mighty (one)
• भूमाः: Kartā (predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमन्/भूम (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• अग्निः: Agni
• अग्निः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)

• अरतिः: the helper/guide; the one who sets in motion
• अरतिः: Kartā (apposition/epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरति (प्रातिपदिक)

• जीराश्वः: having swift horses
• जीराश्वः: Kartā (apposition/epithet)
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: जीराश्व (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि)