Rig Veda 4.22.4: Mandala 4, Sukta 22, Mantra 4
Sukta 4.22
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
विश्वा रोधांसि प्रवतश्च पूर्वीर्द्यौॠष्वाज्जनिमन्रेजत क्षाः । आ मातरा भरति शुष्म्या गोर्नृवत्परिज्मन्नोनुवन्त वाताः ॥
Transliteration
viśvā́ rodhā́ṃsi pra-vátaś ca pūrvī́r dyáuḥ ṛṣvā́j jániman rejata kṣā́ḥ | ā́ mā́tarā bhárati śuṣmyā́ gór nṛ-vát parí-jmann nonuvanta vā́tāḥ ||
Translation
あらゆる障りと古き斜面——天はその高き出生より震え、地もまた震えた。衝迫の光をもって、彼は二人の母を前へと運ぶ。人のごとく周行する風らは、押し進める。
Word by Word
विश्वाall
विश्वा:
कर्म (वस्तु-समूहः)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (sarva)
रोधांसिbarriers, banks, bounds
रोधांसि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरोधस्
प्रवतश्चslopes, descents
प्रवतश्च:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootप्रवत्
पूर्वीःformer, earlier
पूर्वीः:
विशेषण (रोधांसि/प्रवत: इत्यादीनाम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व
द्यौःHeaven (Sky)
द्यौः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ (दिव्)
ऋष्वात्from the lofty (height)
ऋष्वात्:
अपादान
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootऋष्व
जनिमन्birth, origin
जनिमन्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootजनिमन् (from √जन्)
रेजतshook, trembled
रेजत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√रेज्
क्षाःEarth
क्षाः:
कर्तृ (समुच्चित-कर्तृ: द्यौः ... क्षाः)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षाम्/क्षा (earth)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/preposition)
Rootआ
मातरौthe two mothers (Heaven and Earth)
मातरौ:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ
भरतिbears, brings
भरति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भृ
शुष्म्याwith/through the mighty (one), vigorous
शुष्म्या:
करण (सह/हेतु-भावः)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुष्म्य
गोःof the cow (ray/cow as metaphor)
गोः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootगो
नृवत्manfully, with manly power
नृवत्:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeAdverbial (indeclinable-like)
Rootनृवत् (नृ + वत्)
परिज्मन्the circuit, the course (around)
परिज्मन्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपरिज्मन्
अनुवन्तfollowed, pursued
अनुवन्त:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अनु (अनु + √वन्/वन् ‘to win, pursue’)
वाताःwinds
वाताः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवात
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