Rig Veda 10.64.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 64, Mantra 4
Sukta 10.64
Rishi: Uncertain from provided excerpt alone
Devata: Bṛhaspati; Aja Ekapāt; Ahi Budhnya (deep power)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कथा कविस्तुवीरवान्कया गिरा बृहस्पतिर्वावृधते सुवृक्तिभिः । अज एकपात्सुहवेभिॠक्वभिरहिः शृणोतु बुध्न्यो हवीमनि ॥
Transliteration
kathā́ kavís tuvīrávān káyā girā́ bृहáspátir vāvṛdhate suvṛ́ktibhiḥ | ajá ékapāt suhávebhir ṛ́kvabhir áhíḥ śṛṇotu budhnyò havī́mani ||
Translation
いかにして、いかなる言葉によって、偉力を具えた詩聖—ブリハスパティ—は、よく整えられた讃歌によってその力を増し広げるのか。よく呼び招く歌い手たちとともに、アジャ・エーカパート（Aja Ekapāt）が聞き入れたまえ。深みの蛇、ブドニヤ（Budhnya）もまた、供物の場にて聴き受けたまえ。
Word by Word
कथाhow?
कथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथा (प्रश्नाव्यय)
कविःthe seer/poet
कविः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
तुवीरवान्possessing strong/impetuous heroes (mighty)
तुवीरवान्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootतुवीर-वत् (प्रातिपदिक; वत्-प्रत्यय)
कयाby which? (with what?)
कया:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootक (किम्-प्रातिपदिक)
गिराby (a) song/utterance
गिरा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootबृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
वावृधतेgrows strong / is strengthened
वावृधते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु)
सुवृक्तिभिःwith well-turned hymns
सुवृक्तिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसु-वृक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
अजःAja (the Unborn/Goat; a deity-name)
अजः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअज (प्रातिपदिक)
एकपात्Ekapāt (One-footed; a deity)
एकपात्:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootएकपाद् (प्रातिपदिक)
सुहवेभिःwith good invocations / well-calling
सुहवेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-हव (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋक्वभिःwith the chanters/singers (ṛk-singers)
ऋक्वभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootऋक्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अहिःAhi (the Serpent; a deity/being)
अहिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअहि (प्रातिपदिक)
शृणोतुlet (him) hear
शृणोतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
बुध्न्यःof the deep / belonging to the bottom (Budhnya)
बुध्न्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootबुध्न्य (प्रातिपदिक)
हवीमनिin the oblation/at the offering (place/act)
हवीमनि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootहवीमन (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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