Rig Veda 4.27.3: Mandala 4, Sukta 27, Mantra 3
Sukta 4.27
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional)
Devata: Soma (mythic guardianship by Kṛśānu; Śyena as agent)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अव यच्छ्येनो अस्वनीदध द्योर्वि यद्यदि वात ऊहुः पुरंधिम् । सृजद्यदस्मा अव ह क्षिपज्ज्यां कृशानुरस्ता मनसा भुरण्यन् ॥
Transliteration
áva yác chyéno ásvanīd ádha dyór ví yád yádi vātá ūhúḥ puráṃdhim | sr̥jád yád as्मā́ áva ha kṣipáj jyā́ṃ kr̥śā́nur ástā mánasā bhuraṇyán ||
Translation
鷹（śyena）が下へ急降下し、天の風がその充溢（purandhi）を駆り揺さぶったとき——彼のためにそれを放ちつつ、弓手クリシャーヌ（Kṛśānu）は弓弦を投げ落とした。だが鷹は心の迅き転回によって突進し、歓喜の宝を失わずに運び去った。
Word by Word
अवdown; away; off
अव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव (उपसर्ग) अव्यय
यत्which; what (that which)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
श्येनःthe falcon (Śyena)
श्येनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootश्येन (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्वनीत्led by the Asvins / guided by the Aśvinī (powers)
अस्वनीत्:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण श्येनस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootअस्वनी (प्रातिपदिक) + √नी (नीञ्) [कृदन्त-निर्माण]
अधthen; thereupon
अध:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (अव्यय)
द्योःof the sky; of heaven
द्योः:
Adhikaraṇa (संबन्ध/अधिष्ठान-निर्देशः)
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart; forth; asunder
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग) अव्यय
यत्when; that which
यत्:
Adhikaraṇa (यदा-सम्बन्धे ‘when/that which’)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यदिif; when
यदि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि (अव्यय)
वातःthe wind
वातः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवात (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊहुःthey carried; they bore
ऊहुः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√वह् (वहति) / Vedic perf. 3pl ‘ऊहुः’
पुरंधिम्Purandhi (personified Abundance/Plenty)
पुरंधिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुरंधि (प्रातिपदिक)
सृजत्he releases; he lets loose
सृजत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√सृज् (सृजति)
यत्which; what
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मैto him
अस्मै:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअयम्/इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अवdown; away
अव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
हindeed; surely
ह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह (अव्यय)
क्षिपत्he hurls; he throws
क्षिपत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√क्षिप् (क्षिपति)
ज्याम्bowstring
ज्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootज्या (प्रातिपदिक)
कृशानुःKṛśānu (a fiery being; often a name of Agni/archer)
कृशानुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकृशानु (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्ताःweapons; missiles (arrows)
अस्ताः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
मनसाwith mind; by thought
मनसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
भुरण्यन्rushing; whirling swiftly
भुरण्यन्:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeParticiple
Root√भुर्/√भृ (वेदिक धातु; ‘to move swiftly/whirl’), भुरण्यत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
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