Rig Veda 6.14.4: Mandala 6, Sukta 14, Mantra 4
Sukta 6.14
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अग्निरप्सामृतीषहं वीरं ददाति सत्पतिम् । यस्य त्रसन्ति शवसः संचक्षि शत्रवो भिया ॥
Transliteration
agnír apsā́m ṛti-sáhaṁ vī́raṁ dadāti sát-patim | yásya trásanti śávasas sáṁ-cakṣi śátravo bhiyā́ ||
Translation
Agni verleiht den Helden, der die Anstürme erträgt, den wahren Herrn (satpáti); vor dessen Kraft die Feinde erzittern, zusammengeschaute, von Furcht ergriffen.
Word by Word
अग्निःAgni (the fire-god)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
अप्साम्of the waters
अप्साम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootअप्- (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतीषहम्overcoming assaults/hostilities (lit. ‘assault-enduring/assault-conquering’)
ऋतीषहम्:
कर्म (विशेष्य-विशेषणभावेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋति- + सह- (धातु √सह ‘to overcome/endure’)
वीरम्a hero
वीरम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवीर- (प्रातिपदिक)
ददातिgives
ददाति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√दा (दाने)
सत्पतिम्a true lord/master (lord of the good)
सत्पतिम्:
कर्म (वीरम् इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootसत् (√अस् ‘to be’ → सत्) + पति- (प्रातिपदिक)
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्रसन्तिtremble, are afraid
त्रसन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√त्रस् (भये/कम्पने)
शवसःpowers, mights
शवसः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootशवस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
संचक्षिwatchful, observing (lit. ‘seeing together/closely’)
संचक्षि:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसम् + √चक्ष् (दर्शने) → सं-चक्षि (नाम/विशेषण-रूप)
शत्रवःenemies
शत्रवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु- (प्रातिपदिक)
भियाthrough fear, out of fear
भिया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootभि- / भिया (प्रातिपदिक; ‘fear’)
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