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Rig Veda 4.2.19: Mandala 4, Sukta 2, Mantra 19

Sukta 4.2

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Agni (with Uṣas as auxiliary power)
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (probable)

अकर्म ते स्वपसो अभूम ऋतमवस्रन्नुषसो विभातीः । अनूनमग्निं पुरुधा सुश्चन्द्रं देवस्य मर्मृजतश्चारु चक्षुः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 4.2.19

ákarm te svápaso abhūma ṛtám avasrann uṣáso vi-bhātī́ḥ | anū́nam agníṃ purudhā́ su-candrám devásya marmṛ́jataś cā́ru cákṣuḥ ||

Wir sind deine guten Wirkenden geworden, o Agni; die strahlenden Uṣas (Morgenröten) haben das Ṛta, Wahrheit und Ordnung, ausgegossen. Auf vielerlei Weise machten sie Agni makellos und schön leuchtend; sie polieren das liebliche Auge des Gottes – die Schau des Feuers.

अकर्म(as) non-working / without action
अकर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकृ (धातु) / अ-कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्वपसःwell-working, of good workmanship
स्वपसः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-अपस् (प्रातिपदिक) / अपस् ‘कार्य, कर्म’
अभूमwe became / we were
अभूम:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
ऋतम्ṛta, cosmic order / truth
ऋतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
अवस्रन्they flowed down / streamed forth
अवस्रन्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसृ (धातु) + अव (उपसर्ग)
उषसःthe Dawns
उषसः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
विभातीःshining forth, radiant
विभातीः:
Kartā (उषसः का विशेषण)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootभा (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग) / विभाति (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अनूनम्not lacking, undiminished
अनूनम्:
Karma (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनून (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निम्Agni (fire-god)
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुधाin many ways / manifoldly
पुरुधा:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरुधा (अव्यय; ‘many-ways’)
सुश्चन्द्रम्very bright, fair-shining
सुश्चन्द्रम्:
Karma (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
देवस्यof the god
देवस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्मृजतःthey two polish / cleanse
मर्मृजतः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमृज् (धातु) / मर्मृज् (तीव्र/आवृत्ति-रूप, reduplicated present stem)
चारुbeautiful, lovely
चारु:
Karma (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootचारु (प्रातिपदिक)
चक्षुःeye; (figuratively) light/vision
चक्षुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)

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