Rig Veda 4.10.6: Mandala 4, Sukta 10, Mantra 6
Sukta 4.10
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; confirm by metrical scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
घृतं न पूतं तनूररेपाः शुचि हिरण्यम् । तत्ते रुक्मो न रोचत स्वधावः ॥
Transliteration
ghṛtáṃ ná pūtáṃ tanūr arepā́ḥ śúci híraṇyam | tát te rukmó ná rocat svadhāvaḥ ||
Translation
ঘৃতের মতো শুদ্ধ, তনূর্-অরেপাঃ (নির্দোষ) তোমার দেহ শুচি হিরণ্য (পবিত্র স্বর্ণ)-সম। হে স্বধাবঃ (স্ব-ধর্ম/স্ব-শক্তিসম্পন্ন), তোমার মধ্যে যে রুক্ম-সম তেজ, সেটাই দীপ্যমান।
Word by Word
घृतम्ghee, clarified butter
घृतम्:
कर्म (उपमेय/विशेष्य)
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
पूतम्purified, cleansed
पूतम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपू (धातु) → पूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
तनूःbody, form
तनूः:
कर्तृ (विशेष्य)
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक)
अरेपाःspotless, unstained
अरेपाः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-रेपस् (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-समास)
शुचिbright, pure
शुचि:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
हिरण्यम्gold
हिरण्यम्:
कर्म (उपमेय/विशेष्य)
TypeNoun
Rootहिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
तत्that
तत्:
कर्म (संदर्शित-वस्तु)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you, your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रुक्मःgolden ornament; bright gold
रुक्मः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootरुक्म (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
रोचतshone, gleamed
रोचत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootरुच् (धातु)
स्वधावःO self-empowered one; O one of inherent might
स्वधावः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective (vocative epithet)
Rootस्वधा-वस् (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-प्रकृति)
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