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Rig Veda 4.4.8: Mandala 4, Sukta 4, Mantra 8

Sukta 4.4

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires verification)

अर्चामि ते सुमतिं घोष्यर्वाक्सं ते वावाता जरतामियं गीः । स्वश्वास्त्वा सुरथा मर्जयेमास्मे क्षत्राणि धारयेरनु द्यून् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.4.8

arcā́mi te sumatíṃ ghóṣy arvā́k sáṃ te vāvā́tā jaratām iyáṃ gī́ḥ | sváśvā́s tvā suráthā marjayemā́sme kṣatrā́ṇi dhārayér ánu dyū́n ||

Main tumhari sahi guidance ke liye gaata hoon, zor se aur paas se. Yeh gaana purana ho raha hai, phir bhi tumhare liye chalta rahta hai. Tumhare paas acche ghode aur accha rath hai, hum tumhe saaf chamka denge. Tum humare liye din bhar shakti rakho.

अर्चामिI praise / I worship
अर्चामि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अर्च् (अर्चति)
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
सुमतिम्good thought; favor; benevolence
सुमतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसुमति- (सु + मति)
घोष्यto be proclaimed / resounding
घोष्य:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootघोष्य- (√घुष्/घोष् + य, कृत्-प्रत्ययः; ‘to be sounded/proclaimed’)
अर्वाक्hither, towards us
अर्वाक्:
अधिकारण/दिशा-निर्देश
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअर्वाक् (अव्यय/दिक्शब्दः)
सम्together; completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तेfor you / to you
ते:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
वावाताO strongly-blowing one (epithet)
वावाता:
सम्बोधन/विशेष्य (addressed deity)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवावात- (intensive/reduplicated from √वा ‘to blow’)
जरतामिI chant / I celebrate
जरतामि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√जर्/√जॄ (जरति/जरयति ‘to sing/recite; to make old’—Vedic: ‘to chant, celebrate’)
इयम्this
इयम्:
कर्तृ (of implied ‘is/comes’ with गीः) / deictic
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
गीःsong; hymn; chant
गीः:
कर्तृ/विषय
TypeNoun
Rootगी- (from √गै ‘to sing’)
स्वश्वाःhaving good horses
स्वश्वाः:
कर्तृ (with मर्जयेम)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वश्व- (सु + अश्व)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (युष्मद्)
सुरथाःhaving good chariots
सुरथाः:
कर्तृ (with मर्जयेम)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुरथ- (सु + रथ)
मर्जयेमmay we cleanse / purify / adorn
मर्जयेम:
—
TypeVerb
Root√मृज् (मार्जति)
अस्मेfor us
अस्मे:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
क्षत्राणिpowers; dominions; sovereignties
क्षत्राणि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्र-
धारयेःmay you hold / sustain
धारयेः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√धृ (धारयति)
अनुalong; following; through
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
द्यून्days
द्यून्:
अधिकारण/काल-परिमाण (acc. of extent)
TypeNoun
Rootद्यु-

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