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Mantra 10

Sukta 4.5

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional attribution for Maṇḍala 4)
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas/inner Fire of knowledge)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 4.5; verse-level confirmation requires full metrical scan)

अध द्युतानः पित्रोः सचासामनुत गुह्यं चारु पृश्नेः । मातुष्पदे परमे अन्ति षद्गोर्वृष्णः शोचिषः प्रयतस्य जिह्वा ॥

अध॑ द्युता॒नः पि॒त्रोः सचा॒साम॑नुत॒ गुह्यं॒ चारु॒ पृश्ने॑: । मा॒तुष्प॒दे प॑र॒मे अन्ति॒ षद्गोर्वृष्ण॑: शो॒चिष॒: प्रय॑तस्य जि॒ह्वा ॥

ádha dyutānáḥ pitróḥ sacā́ āsā́ ámanuta guhyám cā́ru pṛ́śneḥ | mātuṣpáde paramé ánti ṣád gór vṛ́ṣṇaḥ śóciṣaḥ práyatasyá jihvā́ ||

Then the Shining One, close to the two Parents, perceived the secret and beautiful (working) of Pr̥śni. In the supreme seat of the Mother he sat near: the tongue of the impelling Flame of the Bull within the Cow—(Agni) the radiant power set in right motion.

अध॑ । द्यु॒ता॒नः । पि॒त्रोः । सचा॑ । आ॒सा । अम॑नुत । गुह्य॑म् । चारु । पृश्नेः॑ । मा॒तुः । प॒दे । प॒र॒मे । अन्ति॑ । सत् । गोः । वृष्णः॑ । शो॒चिषः॑ । प्रऽय॑तस्य । जि॒ह्वा ॥अध । द्युतानः । पित्रोः । सचा । आसा । अमनुत । गुह्यम् । चारु । पृश्नेः । मातुः । पदे । परमे । अन्ति । सत् । गोः । वृष्णः । शोचिषः । प्रयतस्य । जिह्वा ॥adha | dyutānaḥ | pitroḥ | sacā | āsā | amanuta | guhyam | cāru | pṛśneḥ | mātuḥ | pade | parame | anti | sat | goḥ | vṛṣṇaḥ | śociṣaḥ | pra-yatasya | jihvā

अधthen, now
अध:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (avyaya-prātipadika)
द्युता॒नःshining, radiant
द्युता॒नः:
Kartā (as qualifier of the subject) / Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootद्युता॒न (prātipadika; from √द्युत् ‘to shine’)
पि॒त्रोःof (his) two parents
पि॒त्रोः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (of the two parents)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (prātipadika)
सचा॒together with, in company with
सचा॒:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसच (avyaya)
साम॑नुतhe sounded/uttered (forth)
साम॑नुत:
Kriyā (main verb)
TypeVerb
Root√अन्/अनु (to breathe; in Vedic also ‘to sound/utter’); with preverb सम्-
गुह्यं॒hidden, secret
गुह्यं॒:
Karma (object-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootगुह्य (prātipadika; from √गुह् ‘to hide’)
चारु॒beautiful, dear
चारु॒:
Karma (object-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootचारु (prātipadika)
पृश्नेःof Pṛśni
पृश्नेः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun (proper/common)
Rootपृश्नि (prātipadika; name/title, ‘Pṛśni’)
मातुःof the mother
मातुः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (prātipadika)
पदेin the place/footing
पदे:
Adhikaraṇa (location)
TypeNoun
Rootपद (prātipadika)
परमेhighest, supreme
परमे:
Adhikaraṇa (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम (prātipadika)
अन्तिnear, in the presence of
अन्ति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्ति (avyaya)
षत्sat, took seat, settled
षत्:
Kriyā (verb of the second clause)
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (to sit, settle)
गोःof the cow (or: of light/cattle)
गोः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootगो (prātipadika)
वृष्णःof the bull; of the vigorous one
वृष्णः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृषन् (prātipadika)
शोचिषःof the flame/splendour
शोचिषः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootशोचिस् (prātipadika)
प्रयतस्यof the prepared/intent one
प्रयतस्य:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootप्र-यत (prātipadika; from √यत् ‘to strive/prepare’, with प्र-)
जिह्वाtongue
जिह्वा:
Kartā (subject of an implied/copular sense; or apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootजिह्वा (prātipadika)