Rig Veda 4.27.4: Mandala 4, Sukta 27, Mantra 4
Sukta 4.27
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional)
Devata: Soma with Indra’s supportive force; Śyena as carrier-image
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ऋजिप्य ईमिन्द्रावतो न भुज्युं श्येनो जभार बृहतो अधि ष्णोः । अन्तः पतत्पतत्र्यस्य पर्णमध यामनि प्रसितस्य तद्वेः ॥
Transliteration
ṛjipyá ī́m índrāvato ná bhujyúṃ śyéno jabhāra br̥ható ádhi ṣṇóḥ | antáḥ patat patatríy asya párṇam ádha yā́mani prásitasya tád véḥ ||
Translation
まっすぐな翼の者は――インドラの力により救われたブジュユのように――広大なるところから、そびえる頂より、それを運び来たった。内に飛びつつ、翼あるものの翼ははためき、解き放たれた衝動の旅路において、彼はその決定の道を知った。
Word by Word
ऋजिप्यःR̥jipya (a name/epithet of Indra)
ऋजिप्यः:
कर्तृ (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootऋजिप्य (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र-विशेषण)
ईम्indeed; just; him
ईम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम् (निपात)
इन्द्रावतःof/with Indra; Indra-possessing
इन्द्रावतः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) — ‘इन्द्रवत्’ सम्बन्धः
TypeAdjective
Rootइन्द्रावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike; as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
भुज्युम्Bhujyu (a person/hero)
भुज्युम्:
कर्म (जभार इति क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootभुज्यु (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
श्येनःthe falcon/eagle
श्येनः:
कर्तृ (जभार इति क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootश्येन (प्रातिपदिक)
जभारbore; carried off
जभार:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरणे)
बृहतःof the great (one); from the lofty
बृहतः:
अपादान/सम्बन्ध (अधि इत्यनेन सह: ‘from/on the great …’)
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon; from; over
अधि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ष्णोःof the summit/height (lofty place)
ष्णोः:
अधिकरण/सम्बन्ध (अधि— ‘upon/from the summit’)
TypeNoun
Rootष्णु (प्रातिपदिक; वेदिक-शब्दः, ‘शिखर/शीर्ष/उच्चस्थान’ इत्यर्थे)
अन्तःwithin; inwardly
अन्तः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्तः (अव्यय)
पतत्flying
पतत्:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeVerb
Root√पत् (गतौ/पतने)
पतत्र्यस्यof the winged (bird)
पतत्र्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) — ‘of the winged one’
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootपतत्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
पर्णम्wing; feather
पर्णम्:
कर्म (पतत्/जभार इत्यर्थ-सम्बन्धे: ‘wing/feather’)
TypeNoun
Rootपर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
अधthen; thereupon
अध:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (निपात)
यामनिon the course/way; in the journey
यामनि:
अधिकरण (स्थान/मार्गे)
TypeNoun
Rootयामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रसितस्यof the sent-forth; of the extended/shot (course)
प्रसितस्य:
सम्बन्ध/विशेषण
TypeAdjective (past participle)
Rootप्र-√सि/√सृ (प्रेषणे/प्रसारणे) → प्रसित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
तत्that
तत्:
कर्म (वेद् इति क्रियायाः)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
वेःknow; perceive
वेः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (ज्ञाने) / वेदिक √वे (गत्यादौ/वेदने) — ‘वेः’ (2sg injunctive/imperative-like)
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