Rig Veda 4.6.7: Mandala 4, Sukta 6, Mantra 7
Sukta 4.6
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Agni (with a comparative allusion to Mitra)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
न यस्य सातुर्जनितोरवारि न मातरापितरा नू चिदिष्टौ । अधा मित्रो न सुधितः पावकोऽग्निर्दीदाय मानुषीषु विक्षु ॥
Transliteration
ná yásya sā́tur jánitor avā́ri ná mā́tarāpitárā nú cid iṣṭáu | ádhā mitró ná su-dhítaḥ pāvakó ’gnír dīdāya mā́nuṣīṣu víkṣu ||
Translation
None has barred his winning movement, neither begetter nor even the parents in their chosen act; then, like Mitra well-established, the purifying Agni has shone out among the human clans.
Word by Word
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सातुःwinning/aid; successful attainment
सातुः:
Kartā (as subject of implied ‘is/exists’)
TypeNoun
Rootसातु- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘साति’/‘सातु’ = gaining, winning, aid)
जनितोःof the begetter/producer
जनितोः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootजनितृ- (प्रातिपदिक; begetter, producer)
अवारिwas hindered/checked
अवारि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√वृ (वृणोति/वारयति; Vedic aorist passive/impersonal ‘was hindered/checked’)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
मातरौ(his) two mothers
मातरौ:
Kartā (with implied ‘are/stand’ in negated clause)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ-
अपितरौfatherless / without a father
अपितरौ:
Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअ-पितृ- (नञ्-समास; ‘without a father’)
नुnow/indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित्
इष्टौin the sacrifice/rite
इष्टौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootइष्टि- (sacrifice, oblation; from √यज/इष् in kṛt tradition)
अधाthen
अधा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधा
मित्रःMitra (the Friend-god)
मित्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र-
नlike/as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
सुधितःwell-disposed/well-kindled
सुधितः:
Viśeṣaṇa (of अग्निः)
TypeAdjective (PPP)
Rootसु-धि-त (ppp from √धा with सु-; ‘well-set/ well-kindled/ well-ordered’)
पावकःpurifying
पावकः:
Viśeṣaṇa (of अग्निः)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootपावक- (from √पू ‘to purify’; ‘purifying’)
अग्निःAgni (Fire)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-
दीदायshone forth
दीदाय:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√दी (दीदीते/दीद्यति; ‘to shine’)
मानुषीषुamong the human (ones)
मानुषीषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective (used substantively with ‘clans’)
Rootमानुषी- (human, belonging to men)
विक्षुin the clans/settlements
विक्षु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootविश्- (clan, settlement; Vedic loc. pl. ‘vikṣu’)
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