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Rig Veda 10.11.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 11, Mantra 4

Sukta 10.11

Rishi: Traditional: often attributed within RV 10.11 to a seer of the late Maṇḍala 10 corpus (exact r̥ṣi uncertain from provided data)
Devata: Agni (as Hotṛ) with supporting imagery of Śyena and luminous drapsa (soma-like essence)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अध त्यं द्रप्सं विभ्वं विचक्षणं विराभरदिषितः श्येनो अध्वरे । यदी विशो वृणते दस्ममार्या अग्निं होतारमध धीरजायत ॥

Transliteration

ádha tyáṃ drápsaṃ vibhváṃ vicakṣaṇáṃ vír ā́bharad iṣitáḥ śyénó adhvaré | yadī́ víśo vṛṇáte dasmám ā́ryā agním hótāram ádha dhī́r ajāyata ||

Translation

પછી પ્રેરિત શ્યેન—બાજ—તે તેજસ્વી દ્રપ્સ, વ્યાપક અને દૂરદર્શી, અધ્વર યજ્ઞમાર્ગમાં લઈ આવ્યો. જ્યારે આર્ય જનતા અદ્ભુત અગ્નિને હોતાર તરીકે પસંદ કરે છે, ત્યારે નિશ્ચયે ધીર બુદ્ધિ જન્મે છે.

Word by Word
अधthen, now
अध:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (अव्यय)
त्यम्that (him/that one)
त्यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootत्य (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
द्रप्सम्drop; shining drop (often Soma/brightness)
द्रप्सम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्रप्स (प्रातिपदिक)
विभ्वम्all-pervading, mighty, expansive
विभ्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविभ्व (प्रातिपदिक)
विचक्षणम्clear-sighted, discerning
विचक्षणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-चक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, forth; intensifier
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
आभरत्brought, carried (hither)
आभरत्:
Kartā (क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भृञ्) + आ (उपसर्ग)
इषितःimpelled, sped on, urged
इषितः:
Kartā (श्येनस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√इष् (इष गतौ/प्रेरणे) → इषित (कृदन्त)
श्येनःthe falcon (mythic bird)
श्येनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootश्येन (प्रातिपदिक)
अध्वरेin the sacrifice, in the rite
अध्वरे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
यदीwhen/if indeed
यदी:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि (अव्यय) + इ (निपात, वैदिक)
विशःthe clans, the peoples
विशः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविश् (प्रातिपदिक)
वृणतेchoose, select
वृणते:
Kartā (क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Root√वृ (वृञ् वरणे)
दस्मम्wondrous, marvelous
दस्मम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदस्म (प्रातिपदिक)
आर्याःAryan, noble
आर्याः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootआर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निम्Agni (fire-god)
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
होतारम्the Hotṛ-priest, invoker
होतारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
अधthen
अध:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (अव्यय)
धीःinsight, inspired thought
धीः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootधी (प्रातिपदिक)
अजायतwas born, arose
अजायत:
Kartā (क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनीँ प्रादुर्भावे)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
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Yogic Application
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