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Rig Veda 5.12.4: Mandala 5, Sukta 12, Mantra 4

Sukta 5.12

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (RV 5.12)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

के ते अग्ने रिपवे बन्धनासः के पायवः सनिषन्त द्युमन्तः । के धासिमग्ने अनृतस्य पान्ति क आसतो वचसः सन्ति गोपाः ॥

ké te agne ripáve bándhanāsaḥ ké pā́yavaḥ saniṣanta dyu-mántaḥ | ké dhā́sím agne anṛtásya pānti ká āsato vácasaḥ santi gopā́ḥ ||

Siapakah mereka, wahai Agni, yang membelenggu musuh bagimu? Siapakah para penjaga yang bercahaya, yang meraih kemenangan? Siapakah yang melindungi bagianmu dari anṛta (ketidakbenaran)? Siapakah para gembala sabda, yang menjaga sabda dari kepalsuan?

केwho (which persons)?
के:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
तेof you / your
ते:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
रिपवेto the enemy / for the foe
रिपवे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootरिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
बन्धनासःbindings, fetters
बन्धनासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootबन्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
केwho?
के:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
पायवःprotectors, guardians
पायवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपायु (प्रातिपदिक)
सनिषन्तhave won / win
सनिषन्त:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootसन्/सनि (धातु; ‘to gain, win’)
द्युमन्तःsplendid, radiant
द्युमन्तः:
Viśeṣaṇa (of पायवः)
TypeAdjective
Rootद्युमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; द्युमन् + मतुप्)
केwho?
के:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
धासिम्the offering/portion
धासिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधासि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘portion, offering, nourishment’)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अनृतस्यof untruth, of falsehood
अनृतस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअनृत (प्रातिपदिक)
पान्तिprotect
पान्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु; ‘to protect’)
कःwho?
कः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
आसतःare (the two are)
आसतः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootआस् (धातु; ‘to be’)
वचसःof speech/word
वचसः:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सन्तिare
सन्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु; ‘to be’)
गोपाःguardians, protectors
गोपाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगोपा (प्रातिपदिक; गो + पा)

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