Rig Veda 4.2.20: Mandala 4, Sukta 2, Mantra 20
Sukta 4.2
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एता ते अग्न उचथानि वेधोऽवोचाम कवये ता जुषस्व । उच्छोचस्व कृणुहि वस्यसो नो महो रायः पुरुवार प्र यन्धि ॥
Transliteration
etā́ te agne ucáthāni védho’ vocāma kaváye tā́ juṣasva | úc chocasva kṛṇuhí vásyaso no mahó rāyáḥ puru-vā́ra prá yandhi ||
Translation
Hey Agni, yeh sab baatein humne tumhe bataayi. Tum rishi ho, toh inko sun lo. Chamak ke utho aur humare liye accha karo. Humein bada dhan aur samridhi do, jo humein pasand aaye.
Word by Word
एताःthese
एताः:
Karma (उचथानि इति विशेषणम्) / Viśeṣaṇa
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेfor you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
उचथानिhymns, praises
उचथानि:
Karma (अवोचाम इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootउचथ (प्रातिपदिक)
वेधःO wise one / inspirer
वेधः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवेधस् (प्रातिपदिक) < √विद्/√वेध् (ज्ञाने/वेधने) (वैदिक उपाधि)
अवोचामwe have spoken / we proclaimed
अवोचाम:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (वदने)
कवयेto the seer/poet
कवये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
ताःthose (them)
ताः:
Karma (जुषस्व इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जुषस्वenjoy/accept (them)
जुषस्व:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√जुष् (सेवने/प्रीतौ)
उत्up, forth
उत्:
—
TypePreverb
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग)
शोचस्वblaze forth
शोचस्व:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√शुच्/√शोच् (दीप्तौ/शोचने)
कृणुहिmake
कृणुहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे)
वस्यसःof better (wealth/boon)
वस्यसः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive) / अपेक्षा
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootवस्यस् (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मकः ‘वसु’/‘वसि’)
नःfor us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
महोof great
महो:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
रायःwealth, riches
रायः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रायि (प्रातिपदिक ‘wealth’)
पुरुवारabundantly, manyfold
पुरुवार:
Viśeṣaṇa / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरुवार (प्रातिपदिक; ‘many-giving/abundant’)
प्रforth
प्र:
—
TypePreverb
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग)
यन्धिgrant, bestow
यन्धि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√यम् (यमने/प्रयच्छने) (वैदिक: ‘to give, grant’)
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