Rig Veda 10.79.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 79, Mantra 4
Sukta 10.79
Devata: Agni, with rodasī (Heaven & Earth) as cosmic frame
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तद्वामृतं रोदसी प्र ब्रवीमि जायमानो मातरा गर्भो अत्ति । नाहं देवस्य मर्त्यश्चिकेताग्निरङ्ग विचेताः स प्रचेताः ॥
Transliteration
tád vā́m ṛtáṁ rodasī́ prá bravīmi jā́yamāno mātarā́ gárbho atti | nā́haṁ devásya mártyaś ciketa agnír áṅga ví-cetāḥ sá prá-cetāḥ ||
Translation
これぞ汝ら二つの真理、天と地よ、われ宣べる。胎児は生まれ出でつつ、二人の母を食らう。われは死すべき者としてその神を悟り尽くさぬ。アグニ（Agni）こそ識別する者、彼こそ先知の者である。
Word by Word
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्of you two / you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
ऋतम्cosmic order, truth
ऋतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
रोदसीthe two worlds (Heaven and Earth)
रोदसी:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (द्वन्द्व-प्रातिपदिक; द्यावापृथिव्यौ)
प्रforth, openly
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
ब्रवीमिI speak / I proclaim
ब्रवीमि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
जायमानःbeing born
जायमानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootजन् (धातु) → जायमान (वर्तमान-कृदन्त, शतृ)
मातरौ(his) two mothers
मातरौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
गर्भःthe embryo, the child in the womb
गर्भः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
अत्तिeats, devours
अत्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअद् (धातु)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
देवस्यof the god
देवस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्त्यःa mortal
मर्त्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
चिकेतhas perceived, understands
चिकेत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootचित् (धातु) → चिकेट (परिपूर्ण/रेडुप्लिकेटेड परस्मैपद-रूप)
अग्निःAgni (Fire)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अङ्गindeed, pray
अङ्ग:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअङ्ग (निपात)
विचेताःthe discerning one, the wise
विचेताः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवि + चित् (धातु) → विचेतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
प्रचेताःthe fore-knowing one, the very wise
प्रचेताः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootप्र + चित् (धातु) → प्रचेतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
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