Rig Veda 4.12.6: Mandala 4, Sukta 12, Mantra 6
Sukta 4.12
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Agni (with Vasus invoked as precedent powers)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यथा ह त्यद्वसवो गौर्यं चित्पदि षिताममुञ्चता यजत्राः । एवो ष्वस्मन्मुञ्चता व्यंहः प्र तार्यग्ने प्रतरं न आयुः ॥
Transliteration
yáthā ha tyád vasavo gáuryam cit pádi sitā́m ámuñcata yajatrāḥ | evó s(v) asmán muñcatā́ vy àṃháḥ prá tāry agne prataráṃ na ā́yuḥ ||
Translation
पहले भी वसुस ने गौरी को फाँस से छोड़ा था। वो भगवान के लायक थे। अब भी तुम हमें इस तंगी से छोड़ो। अग्नि, हमें आगे ले जाओ। ज़िन्दगी में और बड़ा सक्सेस दो।
Word by Word
यथाjust as
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (avyaya)
हindeed
ह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह (avyaya)
त्यत्that (deed/thing)
त्यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
वसवःthe Vasus (gods)
वसवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (prātipadika)
गौर्यम्the ‘gāurya’ (cow-/bull-like strength; a prize/boon)
गौर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगौर्य (prātipadika)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (avyaya)
पदिin the step/track/place
पदि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपद् (prātipadika)
षिताम्sharp (ones)
षिताम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootषित (PPP from √षि/√शि ‘to sharpen’ > ‘sharp’)
अमुञ्चतthey released
अमुञ्चत:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√मुच् (मुचँ) ‘to release’
यजत्राःO worshipful ones
यजत्राः:
Kartā (apposition to वसवः) / Sambodhana
TypeAdjective
Rootयजत्र (prātipadika, from √यज्)
एवthus, in the same way
एव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (avyaya)
उindeed
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (avyaya)
स्मत्from us
स्मत्:
Apādāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
मुञ्चतrelease (you all)
मुञ्चत:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√मुच् (मुचँ) ‘to release’
विapart, away
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (upasarga)
अंहःdistress, sin, narrowness
अंहः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअंहस् (prātipadika)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
तारिcarry across
तारि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√तॄ (तॄँ) ‘to cross’
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (prātipadika)
प्रतरम्more safely/forward, better
प्रतरम्:
Karma (as goal/result qualifier) / Adverbial
TypeAdverb/Adjective
Rootप्रतर (comparative adverbial/adj. from प्र + तर)
नas
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (avyaya)
आयुःlife, lifetime
आयुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआयुस् (prātipadika)
नःour
नः:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
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