Rig Veda 1.36.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 36, Mantra 4
Sukta 1.36
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kāṇva lineage)
Devata: Agni (with Ādityas invoked as kindlers)
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
देवासस्त्वा वरुणो मित्रो अर्यमा सं दूतं प्रत्नमिन्धते । विश्वं सो अग्ने जयति त्वया धनं यस्ते ददाश मर्त्यः ॥
Transliteration
devā́sas tvā váruṇo mitró aryamā́ sáṃ dūtáṃ pratnám indhate | víśvaṃ só agne jayati tváyā dhánaṃ yás te dadā́śa mártyaḥ ||
Translation
Les dieux — Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman — t’allument ensemble comme le messager antique. Avec toi, ô Agni, le mortel qui t’offre obtient pleinement la richesse.
Word by Word
देवासःthe gods
देवासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou (Agni)
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootवरुण- (प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रःMitra
मित्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootमित्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्यमाAryaman
अर्यमा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootअर्यमन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together, fully
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
दूतम्(as) messenger
दूतम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदूत- (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रत्नम्ancient, primeval
प्रत्नम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रत्न- (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्धतेthey kindle (for themselves), they ignite
इन्धते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइन्ध् (इन्धे)
विश्वम्all, the whole (of it)
विश्वम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व- (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
जयतिwins, conquers
जयति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootजि (जयति)
त्वयाby you, with you
त्वया:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धनम्wealth, prize
धनम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधन- (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेto you
ते:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ददाशhas given
ददाश:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदा (ददाति) / वैदिक-परफेक्ट-रूप
मर्त्यःa mortal
मर्त्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
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Vedic Cosmology
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Chanting Notes
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