Rig Veda 4.10.8: Mandala 4, Sukta 10, Mantra 8
Sukta 4.10
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Agni (with implicit relation to the collective Devas)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; confirm by metrical scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शिवा नः सख्या सन्तु भ्रात्राग्ने देवेषु युष्मे । सा नो नाभिः सदने सस्मिन्नूधन् ॥
Transliteration
śivā́ naḥ sakhyā́ santu bhrā́trāgne devéṣu yuṣmé | sā́ no nā́bhiḥ sádane sásminn ū́dhan ||
Translation
لتكن لنا صداقةٌ مباركةٌ—يا أغني، أخًا بينكم أيها الآلهة. ولتصرْ تلك نُبْهَتَنا/مركزَنا (nābhi) في هذا المسكن، كضَرْعٍ (ūdhán) مُغذٍّ مُقيمٍ في بيتِ الكينونة.
Word by Word
शिवाःauspicious, kindly
शिवाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootशिव (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सख्याःfriendships, friendly alliances
सख्याः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य (प्रातिपदिक; सखि-सम्बन्ध)
सन्तुlet them be
सन्तु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
भ्रात्राas/with a brother (brotherly)
भ्रात्रा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootभ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
देवेषुamong the gods
देवेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
युष्मेamong you (pl.)
युष्मे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
साthat (she/it)
सा:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नाभिःnavel; central bond/connection
नाभिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
सदनेin the seat/dwelling
सदने:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसदन (प्रातिपदिक)
सस्मिन्in that very (place)
सस्मिन्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + स (enclitic intensifier)
ऊधन्udder; source of nourishment
ऊधन्:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootऊधन् (प्रातिपदिक)
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