Rig Veda 4.10.4: Mandala 4, Sukta 10, Mantra 4
Sukta 4.10
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional attribution for RV 4.10)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable for RV 4.10; confirm against full hymn metrical scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आभिष्टे अद्य गीर्भिर्गृणन्तोऽग्ने दाशेम । प्र ते दिवो न स्तनयन्ति शुष्माः ॥
Transliteration
ābhiṣ te adyá gīrbhír gṛṇánto’gne dāśema | prá te divó ná stanayanti śúṣmāḥ ||
Translation
আজি এই স্তুতিবাণীৰে তোমাক গাই-গুণি, হে অগ্নি, আমি তোমালৈ দান কৰোঁ—নিজকো আৰু আমাৰ লাভ-লাভ্যকো। তোমাৰ শুষ্মশক্তিসমূহ আকাশৰ গর্জনৰ দৰে আগবাঢ়ক—অন্ধকাৰৰ জড়তা জাগাই উঠাই দূৰ কৰোঁতা বল।
Word by Word
आभिःwith these
आभिः:
करण (इन/इनके द्वारा)
TypePronoun/Determiner
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) → आभिः (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक ‘इदम्’/‘अस्मद्’ नहीं; ‘अभि’ से बना रूप नहीं) ; वस्तुतः ‘आभिः’ = ‘इदम्’ (एतद्-प्रातिपदिक) का तृतीया बहुवचन स्त्रीलिङ्ग (आ-भिः) वैदिक रूप
इष्टेin the chosen/desired (rite/oblation)
इष्टे:
अधिकारण (in/at the desired rite/oblation)
TypeNoun (neuter abstract/thing desired) / Adjective (desired, worshipped)
Rootइष्ट (√यज् ‘पूजने/यज्ञे’ का क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त) / ‘इष्ट’ प्रातिपदिक
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
अधिकारण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय)
गीर्भिःwith hymns/utterances
गीर्भिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (स्त्री. ‘वाणी/स्तुति’)
गृणन्तःpraising
गृणन्तः:
कर्तृ (we, the praisers)
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Root√गॄ/गृ (स्तुतौ) → गृणत् (शतृ-प्रत्यय, वर्तमान कृदन्त)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootअग्नि (देवता-नाम)
दाशेमmay we offer / let us present
दाशेम:
क्रिया (यजमान-कर्तृक)
TypeVerb
Root√दाश्/दश् (दान/पूजन/सेवा; वैदिक ‘दाश’ = to offer, to present)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तेof you, your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive in simile)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौः (स्त्री. ‘द्यौः’/नपुं. ‘दिव्’—वैदिक में ‘दिवः’ = ‘from heaven/of heaven’)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय, उपमा)
स्तनयन्तिthey thunder/roar
स्तनयन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√स्तनय् (गर्जने/मेघनादे)
शुष्माः(your) powers/impulses, mights
शुष्माः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootशुष्म (पुं. ‘बल/तेज/पराक्रम’)
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