Rig Veda 4.12.2: Mandala 4, Sukta 12, Mantra 2
Sukta 4.12
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इध्मं यस्ते जभरच्छश्रमाणो महो अग्ने अनीकमा सपर्यन् । स इधानः प्रति दोषामुषासं पुष्यन्रयिं सचते घ्नन्नमित्रान् ॥
Transliteration
idhmáṃ yás te jábhārat śaśramāṇó mahó agne ánīkam ā́ saparyán | sá idhānó práti doṣā́m uṣásaṃ púṣyan rayíṃ sacate ghnán amítrān ||
Translation
労して薪を携え来たり、偉大なる御前面を敬い仕える者よ、アグニよ——その者は汝を燃え立たせ、夜と曙とに相対し；「rayi」（豊饒・資財）を養い、それと共に進みて、敵対の力を打ち倒す。
Word by Word
इध्मम्fuel, firewood
इध्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइध्म (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेto/for you (thy)
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जभरत्brings, bears (to you)
जभरत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरति) with preverb ज- (archaic/intensive/augmental usage in RV)
शश्रमाणःtoiling, exerting himself
शश्रमाणः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√श्रम् (श्रमते) → शश्रमाण (परिपूर्ण/अभ्यास-परस्मै/आत्मने usage in RV)
महोof the great (one)
महो:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootमह्/महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अनीकम्face, front; (here) presence/manifest form
अनीकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअनीक (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सपर्यन्worshipping, serving
सपर्यन्:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√सपऱ्/√सपर्य (सपर्यति) (denom.)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इधानःbeing kindled; kindling (himself)
इधानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√इध् (इधते/इन्धते) → इधान (PPP/part.)
प्रतिtowards, in return; against
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दोषाम्night
दोषाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदोषा (प्रातिपदिक)
उषासम्dawn
उषासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
पुष्यन्nourishing, causing to thrive
पुष्यन्:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√पुष् (पुष्यति)
रयिम्wealth, bounty
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
सचतेassociates with, obtains, follows
सचते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√सच् (सचते)
घ्नन्slaying
घ्नन्:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√हन् (हन्ति) → घ्नत्/घ्नन् (present act. part., RV)
अमित्रान्enemies
अमित्रान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
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