Rig Veda 4.35.3: Mandala 4, Sukta 35, Mantra 3
Sukta 4.35
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Ṛbhus / Vājas (as powers of plenitude entering godhead)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
व्यकृणोत चमसं चतुर्धा सखे वि शिक्षेत्यब्रवीत । अथैत वाजा अमृतस्य पन्थां गणं देवानामृभवः सुहस्ताः ॥
Transliteration
vyàkṛṇota camásaṃ catúrdhā sákhé ví śíkṣéty abravīt | áthai ta vājā́ amṛ́tasya pánthāṃ gaṇáṃ devā́nām ṛbhavaḥ suhástāḥ ||
Translation
তাঁরা চমস (পাত্র) চার ভাগে নির্মাণ করলেন; আর একজন বলল—“সখে, এই কৌশল শিখ।” তখন এই বাজারা অমৃতের পথ লাভ করল; সুহস্ত ঋভুরা দেবগণের সমাবেশে প্রবেশ করলেন।
Word by Word
विapart, asunder, forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि- (upasarga)
अकृणोतhe made, fashioned
अकृणोत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (कर॑णे)
चमसम्cup, beaker
चमसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचमस (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
चतुर्धाinto four parts; fourfold
चतुर्धा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + धा
सखेO friend
सखे:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, distinctly
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि- (upasarga)
शिक्षेत्he should learn; let him be trained
शिक्षेत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootशिक्ष् (शिक्षायाम्/अध्ययने)
इतिthus
इति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (निपात)
अब्रवीत्he said, spoke
अब्रवीत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (वचने)
अथthen, thereafter
अथ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (निपात)
एतthis (thing)
एत:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाजाःprizes; strengths; (also) steeds/energies
वाजाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृतस्यof immortality; of the immortal (nectar/state)
अमृतस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
पन्थाम्path, way
पन्थाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपथिन्/पन्था (प्रातिपदिक)
गणम्troop, company, host
गणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगण (प्रातिपदिक)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋभवःthe Rbhus (divine artisans)
ऋभवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootऋभु (प्रातिपदिक)
सुहस्ताःhaving good hands; skillful-handed
सुहस्ताः:
Kartā (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
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