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Rig Veda 4.2.20: Mandala 4, Sukta 2, Mantra 20

Sukta 4.2

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (probable)

एता ते अग्न उचथानि वेधोऽवोचाम कवये ता जुषस्व । उच्छोचस्व कृणुहि वस्यसो नो महो रायः पुरुवार प्र यन्धि ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.2.20

etā́ te agne ucáthāni védho’ vocāma kaváye tā́ juṣasva | úc chocasva kṛṇuhí vásyaso no mahó rāyáḥ puru-vā́ra prá yandhi ||

アグニよ、秩序を定める者(vedhaḥ)よ――これらの讃歌の言葉を、われらは汝、詩聖なる見者(kavi)に向かって唱えた。どうかそれを嘉納せよ。燃え上がれ、われらにいよいよ大いなる善(vasyas)を成就せよ。多くの望ましき姿に富む、偉大なる充溢の富(rāyas)を、われらへと送り出せ。

एताःthese
एताः:
Karma (उचथानि इति विशेषणम्) / Viśeṣaṇa
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेfor you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
उचथानिhymns, praises
उचथानि:
Karma (अवोचाम इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootउचथ (प्रातिपदिक)
वेधःO wise one / inspirer
वेधः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवेधस् (प्रातिपदिक) < √विद्/√वेध् (ज्ञाने/वेधने) (वैदिक उपाधि)
अवोचामwe have spoken / we proclaimed
अवोचाम:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (वदने)
कवयेto the seer/poet
कवये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
ताःthose (them)
ताः:
Karma (जुषस्व इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जुषस्वenjoy/accept (them)
जुषस्व:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√जुष् (सेवने/प्रीतौ)
उत्up, forth
उत्:
—
TypePreverb
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग)
शोचस्वblaze forth
शोचस्व:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√शुच्/√शोच् (दीप्तौ/शोचने)
कृणुहिmake
कृणुहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे)
वस्यसःof better (wealth/boon)
वस्यसः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive) / अपेक्षा
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootवस्यस् (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मकः ‘वसु’/‘वसि’)
नःfor us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
महोof great
महो:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
रायःwealth, riches
रायः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रायि (प्रातिपदिक ‘wealth’)
पुरुवारabundantly, manyfold
पुरुवार:
Viśeṣaṇa / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरुवार (प्रातिपदिक; ‘many-giving/abundant’)
प्रforth
प्र:
—
TypePreverb
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग)
यन्धिgrant, bestow
यन्धि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√यम् (यमने/प्रयच्छने) (वैदिक: ‘to give, grant’)

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