Rig Veda 4.13.1: Mandala 4, Sukta 13, Mantra 1
Sukta 4.13
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Agni with Dawn/Sun and invocation to the Aśvins
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रत्यग्निरुषसामग्रमख्यद्विभातीनां सुमना रत्नधेयम् । यातमश्विना सुकृतो दुरोणमुत्सूर्यो ज्योतिषा देव एति ॥
Transliteration
práti agnír uṣásām ágram akhyad vibhātīnā́ṃ su-manā́ ratna-dhéyam | yā́tam aśvinā su-kṛ́to duroṇám ut sū́ryo jyótiṣā devá eti ||
Translation
アグニはウシャス（Uṣas）たちの先頭へと目を向けた。光のほころびの中で、喜びの心をもって宝の賜（ラトナ・デーヤ）を携えて。アシュヴィン双神（Aśvins）よ、善く築かれた家へ来たれ。太陽神はその光明をもって上へと昇る。
Word by Word
प्रतिtowards, in response
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
उषसाम्of the dawns
उषसाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्रम्the forefront, the first place
अग्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अख्यत्he/it proclaimed, made known
अख्यत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ख्या (ख्याते/आख्याने)
विभातीनाम्of the shining ones (dawns)
विभातीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective (participle used substantively)
Rootवि-√भा → विभाती (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
सुमनाःkind-minded, benevolent
सुमनाः:
कर्तृ (अग्निः-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-मनस् (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि)
रत्नधेयम्treasure/boon to be bestowed
रत्नधेयम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरत्न-धेय (प्रातिपदिक; तत्पुरुष)
यातम्come (you two)!
यातम्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√या (गत्यर्थ)
अश्विनाO Aśvins (the two horsemen)
अश्विना:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
सुकृतःwell-made, well-built
सुकृतः:
विशेषण (दुरोणम्-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
दुरोणम्house, dwelling
दुरोणम्:
कर्म (यातम् इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootदुरोण (प्रातिपदिक)
उत्up, forth
उत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
ज्योतिषाwith light
ज्योतिषा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
देवःthe god
देवः:
कर्तृ (सूर्यः-अपि)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
एतिgoes, comes forth
एति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√इ (गत्यर्थ)
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