Rig Veda 4.16.6: Mandala 4, Sukta 16, Mantra 6
Sukta 4.16
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
विश्वानि शक्रो नर्याणि विद्वानपो रिरेच सखिभिर्निकामैः । अश्मानं चिद्ये बिभिदुर्वचोभिर्व्रजं गोमन्तमुशिजो वि वव्रुः ॥
Transliteration
víśvāni śakró náryāṇi vidvā́n apó rireca sákhir bhir ní-kāmaiḥ | áśmānam cid yé bibhidúr vácobhir vrajáṃ gó-mantam uśíjo ví vavrur ||
Translation
力あるシャクラ（Śakra）は、人を築くあらゆる業を知り、同じ願いを抱く友とともに水々を解き放った。彼らは言葉の力によって岩さえも裂き、供犠に燃えるウシジ（uśij）たちは、光り輝く牛囲い——光線（牛）に満ちた囲い——を大きく開いた。
Word by Word
विश्वानिall (things)
विश्वानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (सर्व) प्रातिपदिक
शक्रःŚakra (Indra)
शक्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootशक्र (इन्द्र-नाम) प्रातिपदिक
नर्याणिmanly (deeds)
नर्याणि:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootनर्य (नर-सम्बन्धिन्) प्रातिपदिक
विद्वान्knowing, wise
विद्वान्:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootविद् (√विद् ‘to know’) → विद्वस् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अपःwaters
अपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (जल) प्रातिपदिक
रिरेचpoured out / let flow
रिरेच:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootरिच् (√रिच् ‘to empty, to pour out’)
सखिभिःwith friends
सखिभिः:
Sahakāraka (सह) / Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसखि प्रातिपदिक
निकामैःat will, eagerly
निकामैः:
Karaṇa (रीत्या/प्रकारेण)
TypeAdjective/Adverbial (instrumental of manner)
Rootनिकाम (नि+काम ‘according to desire/at will; eagerly’) प्रातिपदिक
अश्मानम्stone, rock
अश्मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअश्मन् प्रातिपदिक
चित्even
चित्:
(निपातः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (एव/अपि) अव्यय
येwho
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
बिभिदुःthey split, they broke
बिभिदुः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभिद् (√भिद् ‘to split’)
वचोभिःwith words (formulas)
वचोभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् प्रातिपदिक
व्रजम्enclosure, pen
व्रजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootव्रज प्रातिपदिक
गोमन्तम्rich in cows
गोमन्तम्:
Karma (विशेष्य-विशेषणभावः)
TypeAdjective
Rootगोमन्त् (गो+मन्त्) प्रातिपदिक
उशिजःthe Uśij-s (a group of helpers/priests)
उशिजः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउशिज् प्रातिपदिक (देव/ऋषि-समूह-नाम)
विapart, forth
वि:
(क्रियाविशेषकः)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootवि उपसर्ग/अव्यय
वव्रुःthey covered/enclosed
वव्रुः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवृ (√वृ ‘to cover, to enclose; to choose’ → here ‘to cover/enclose’)
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