Rig Veda 4.11.6: Mandala 4, Sukta 11, Mantra 6
Sukta 4.11
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional attribution for RV 4)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; RV 4 commonly Triṣṭubh in these Agni hymns)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आरे अस्मदमतिमारे अंह आरे विश्वां दुर्मतिं यन्निपासि । दोषा शिवः सहसः सूनो अग्ने यं देव आ चित्सचसे स्वस्ति ॥
Transliteration
ā́re asmád ámatim ā́re áṃha ā́re víśvāṃ durmatíṃ yán nipā́si | doṣā́ śiváḥ sahasaḥ sūno agne yáṃ devá ā́ cít sácase svastí ||
Translation
われらから遠く追い払え、思いの曲がりを。遠く追い払え、圧迫と罪を。遠く追い払え、あらゆる邪なる意図を――汝がそれらを守り抑え込むゆえに。夜にはわれらにとって吉祥なる力となれ、アグニよ、力（サハス）の子よ。安寧（スヴァスティ）のために、神々さえ汝に近づき結びつく。
Word by Word
आरेfar away; away
आरे:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआरे (avyaya-prātipadika)
अस्मत्from us
अस्मत्:
Apādāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (sarvanāman)
अतिम्harm; injury; transgression
अतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअति (prātipadika)
आरेfar away
आरे:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआरे (avyaya-prātipadika)
अंहःdistress; sin; trouble
अंहः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअंहस् (prātipadika)
आरेfar away
आरे:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआरे (avyaya-prātipadika)
विश्वाम्all; every
विश्वाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (prātipadika)
दुर्मतिम्evil thought; ill-will; bad counsel
दुर्मतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्मति (dur- + मति) (prātipadika)
यत्whatever; that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (relative pronoun)
निपासिyou protect/guard (down; completely)
निपासि:
Kartā (addressed to Agni)
TypeVerb
Rootनि-पा (धातु: पा ‘to protect’)
दोषाby night; at night
दोषा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदोषा (prātipadika)
शिवःauspicious; gracious
शिवः:
Kartā (predicative of Agni)
TypeAdjective
Rootशिव (prātipadika)
सहसःof might; of strength
सहसः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootसहस् (prātipadika)
सूनोO son
सूनो:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootसूनु (prātipadika)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (prātipadika)
यम्whom
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (relative pronoun)
देवःthe god
देवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (prātipadika)
आtowards; unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga/avyaya)
चित्even; indeed
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (avyaya)
सचसेyou associate with; you attend
सचसे:
Kartā (addressed to Agni)
TypeVerb
Rootसच् (धातु: सच् ‘to accompany, be with’)
स्वस्तिwell-being; welfare; safety
स्वस्ति:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति (prātipadika/avyaya-like noun)
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