Rig Veda 4.26.5: Mandala 4, Sukta 26, Mantra 5
Sukta 4.26
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Śyena/Soma-bringing power (in Indra-Soma horizon)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
भरद्यदि विरतो वेविजानः पथोरुणा मनोजवा असर्जि । तूयं ययौ मधुना सोम्येनोत श्रवो विविदे श्येनो अत्र ॥
Transliteration
bhárad yádi vír ato vévijānaḥ pathóruṇā mánojavā asarji | tū́yaṃ yayau mádhunā somyéna utá śrávo vivide śyéno atrá ||
Translation
لمّا حمله إلى الخارج، مرتجفًا من فرط السرعة، أطلقه على السُّبُل العريضة بسرعةِ الفكر. ومضى عاجلًا مع سوما المُعسَّل؛ وهنا نال الصقرُ أيضًا صيتًا—لذلك الحملِ الظافر.
Word by Word
भरत्he bore / carried
भरत्:
Kriyā (main verb)
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरति)
यदिif / when
यदि:
Sambandha (condition)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
विरतःhaving ceased, withdrawn
विरतः:
Viśeṣaṇa (of the subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-√रम् (विरमति) → विरत (ppp)
वेविजानःhastening, speeding about
वेविजानः:
Kartā (as participial qualifier of the subject)
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√विज्/√विजा (intensive/reduplicated present stem) → वेविजान (present participle)
पथःof/from the path
पथः:
Apādāna (source: ‘from the path’) / Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootपथ् (प्रातिपदिक: पथ)
उरुणाby the broad (way)
उरुणा:
Karaṇa (by/with the broad [way])
TypeAdjective (used substantively/instrumentally)
Rootउरु (adj. ‘wide, broad’)
मनोजवाःswift as thought
मनोजवाः:
Kartā (subject of asarji)
TypeAdjective
Rootमनस् + जव (tatpuruṣa: ‘mind-speed’) → मनोजव
असर्जिwas released / was let go
असर्जि:
Kriyā (verb of the clause)
TypeVerb
Root√सृज् (सृजति)
तूयम्swiftly
तूयम्:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतूयम्
ययौhe went
ययौ:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√या (याति)
मधुनाwith honey / with sweetness
मधुना:
Karaṇa (with/by honey; i.e., sweetness)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु
सोम्येनsoma-like, of Soma
सोम्येन:
Viśeṣaṇa (of मधुना) / Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootसोम्य (adj. ‘soma-like, pertaining to Soma’)
उतand also
उत:
Samuccaya
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
श्रवःfame, glory
श्रवः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस्
विविदेhe found / obtained
विविदे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (वेद/विन्दति) → perfect विविदे
श्येनःthe falcon (hawk)
श्येनः:
Kartā (subject of vivide)
TypeNoun
Rootश्येन
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
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