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Rig Veda 4.2.19: Mandala 4, Sukta 2, Mantra 19

Sukta 4.2

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Agni (with Uṣas as auxiliary power)
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (probable)

अकर्म ते स्वपसो अभूम ऋतमवस्रन्नुषसो विभातीः । अनूनमग्निं पुरुधा सुश्चन्द्रं देवस्य मर्मृजतश्चारु चक्षुः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.2.19

ákarm te svápaso abhūma ṛtám avasrann uṣáso vi-bhātī́ḥ | anū́nam agníṃ purudhā́ su-candrám devásya marmṛ́jataś cā́ru cákṣuḥ ||

Hey Agni, hum tumhare acche kaam karne wale ban gaye. Subah ki roshni nikli aur sachchai bahane lagi. Unhone Agni ko bahut tarike se saaf kiya aur chamakaya. Bhagwan ki pyaari nazar ko chamakaya hai.

अकर्म(as) non-working / without action
अकर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकृ (धातु) / अ-कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्वपसःwell-working, of good workmanship
स्वपसः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-अपस् (प्रातिपदिक) / अपस् ‘कार्य, कर्म’
अभूमwe became / we were
अभूम:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
ऋतम्ṛta, cosmic order / truth
ऋतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
अवस्रन्they flowed down / streamed forth
अवस्रन्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसृ (धातु) + अव (उपसर्ग)
उषसःthe Dawns
उषसः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
विभातीःshining forth, radiant
विभातीः:
Kartā (उषसः का विशेषण)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootभा (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग) / विभाति (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अनूनम्not lacking, undiminished
अनूनम्:
Karma (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनून (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निम्Agni (fire-god)
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुधाin many ways / manifoldly
पुरुधा:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरुधा (अव्यय; ‘many-ways’)
सुश्चन्द्रम्very bright, fair-shining
सुश्चन्द्रम्:
Karma (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
देवस्यof the god
देवस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्मृजतःthey two polish / cleanse
मर्मृजतः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमृज् (धातु) / मर्मृज् (तीव्र/आवृत्ति-रूप, reduplicated present stem)
चारुbeautiful, lovely
चारु:
Karma (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootचारु (प्रातिपदिक)
चक्षुःeye; (figuratively) light/vision
चक्षुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)

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