Rig Veda 8.4.3: Mandala 8, Sukta 4, Mantra 3
Sukta 8.4
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇva lineage; Kaṇvāḥ)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यथा गौरो अपा कृतं तृष्यन्नेत्यवेरिणम् । आपित्वे नः प्रपित्वे तूयमा गहि कण्वेषु सु सचा पिब ॥
Transliteration
yáthā gaúro apā́ kṛtáṃ tṛ́ṣyann éty avérīṇam | ā́pitve naḥ prapítve tū́yam ā́ gahi kaṇvéṣu sú sácā píba ||
Translation
যেনেকৈ ফিকে-সোণালী গৌৰ, তৃষ্ণাতুৰ হৈ, সাজি থোৱা পানীৰ ওচৰলৈ—অবিচল ধাৰালৈ—ধাৱিত হয়; তেনেকৈ আমাৰ ওচৰলৈ, আমাৰ পূৰ্ণ-মিলনৰ দিশে, তৎক্ষণাৎ আহা। কণ্বসকলৰ মাজত ঘন সঙ্গতিত পান কৰ; অন্তৰৰ আনন্দ তৃপ্ত হওক।
Word by Word
यथाjust as
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (avyaya)
गौरःa bull (lit. ‘the tawny/bright one’, i.e., bull)
गौरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक: गो/गौ-)
अपाःwaters
अपाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक: अप् ‘water’)
कृतम्made, prepared
कृतम्:
Karma (as object/complement) / Predicative
TypeParticiple
Rootकृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
तृष्यन्thirsting
तृष्यन्:
Kartā (qualifying ‘गौरः’)
TypeParticiple
Rootतृष् (धातु) → तृष्यत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
एतिgoes
एति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
अवेरिणम्to the non-hostile (one), to the un-envious
अवेरिणम्:
Karma (goal/object with ‘एति’ in sense ‘goes to’)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-वेरिन् (प्रातिपदिक; वेरिन् ‘hostile/envious’ with privative अ-)
आपित्वेin companionship, in close association
आपित्वे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootआ-पि-त्व (प्रातिपदिक: आपित्व ‘companionship/being together; intimacy’)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
प्रपित्वेin (further) fellowship / in approach
प्रपित्वे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootप्र-पि-त्व (प्रातिपदिक: प्रपित्व ‘further companionship/advance fellowship; approach’)
तूयम्swiftly
तूयम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतूयम् (avyaya)
आhither, towards (us)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
गहिcome
गहि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) (Vedic impv. formation)
कण्वेषुamong the Kaṇvas
कण्वेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootकण्व (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषि-नाम)
सुwell
सु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु (avyaya)
सचाtogether (with)
सचा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसच (avyaya; instr.-like adverb ‘together with’)
पिबdrink
पिब:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु)
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