Rig Veda 4.4.2: Mandala 4, Sukta 4, Mantra 2
Sukta 4.4
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (attributed for RV 4.4)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तव भ्रमास आशुया पतन्त्यनु स्पृश धृषता शोशुचानः । तपूंष्यग्ने जुह्वा पतंगानसंदितो वि सृज विष्वगुल्काः ॥
Transliteration
táva bhramā́sa āśú-yā patánty ánu spṛśa dhṛṣatá śóśucānaḥ | tapū́ṃṣy agne júhvā pataṅgā́n asam-ditó ví sṛja víṣvag ulkā́ḥ ||
Translation
Thy whirling flames fly swift; touch on, O bold one, blazing. O Agni, with thy ladle cast forth the burning winged ones; unbroken, send out thy firebrands in every direction.
Word by Word
तवof you / your
तव:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भ्रमासःthe whirling ones / roaming flames
भ्रमासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootभ्रम (प्रातिपदिक; ‘भ्रम’/‘भ्रमन्’)
आशुयाःswift
आशुयाः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootआशु (प्रातिपदिक)
पतन्तिthey fly / fall
पतन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
अनुalong, after
अनु:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु
स्पृशtouch (you)!
स्पृश:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootस्पृश्
धृषताboldly, with daring
धृषता:
करण (रीत्या/साधनभावेन)
TypeAdverbial (Instr. of adj.)
Rootधृष् (धृष्णु/धृष्ट-भावः; ‘धृषत्’)
शोशुचानःblazing, flaming
शोशुचानः:
कर्तृ (अग्नेः विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Rootशुच् (Intensive/Desiderative-like redupl.; pres. part.)
तपूंषिheats / burnings
तपूंषि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootतप् (तपस्/तपु-; here neut. pl.)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि
जुह्वाwith the ladle / with the tongue (of offering)
जुह्वा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootजुहू (प्रातिपदिक; ‘ladle/tongue’)
पतंगान्the flying ones / moths (fire-seekers)
पतंगान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपतंग (प्रातिपदिक)
असंदितःunfettered / unbound
असंदितः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootसंदि/सन्द् (√सद्/√सन्ध् in sense ‘bind/fasten’; with privative a-)
विapart, forth
वि:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि
सृजrelease / send forth (you)!
सृज:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
विष्वक्in every direction
विष्वक्:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविष्वक् (अव्यय)
उल्काःfirebrands / sparks
उल्काः:
कर्तृ (सृज-क्रियायाः फल/निर्गम्य-वस्तु)
TypeNoun
Rootउल्का (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
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Chanting Notes
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