Rig Veda 4.3.8: Mandala 4, Sukta 3, Mantra 8
Sukta 4.3
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas) as the one who answers Maruts, Sūrya, Aditi
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कथा शर्धाय मरुतामृताय कथा सूरे बृहते पृच्छ्यमानः । प्रति ब्रवोऽदितये तुराय साधा दिवो जातवेदश्चिकित्वान् ॥
Transliteration
kathā́ śárdhāya marútām ṛtā́ya kathā́ sūré bṛhaté pṛcchyámānaḥ | práti brávo áditaye turā́ya sā́dha divó jāta-vedaś cikitvā́n ||
Translation
いかにして答えるのか、正しき在り方にあるマルット（Marut）の群れに。問われるとき、偉大なる太陽スーリヤ（Sūrya）にはいかに。迅きアディティ（Aditi）に応えて語れ、そしてそれを成し遂げよ。ジャータヴェーダス（Jātavedas）よ、識り明かす者よ——天へ向かう成就を堅く定めよ。
Word by Word
कथाhow?
कथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथा (प्रश्नाव्यय)
शर्धायto/for the host, troop
शर्धाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootशर्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
मरुताम्of the Maruts
मरुताम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतायto/for ṛta (cosmic order / truth)
ऋताय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
कथाhow?
कथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथा (प्रश्नाव्यय)
सूरेto/for the Sun
सूरे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसूर (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहतेto/for the great (one)
बृहते:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
पृच्छ्यमानःbeing asked / when questioned
पृच्छ्यमानः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootप्रच्छ् (धातु) → पृच्छ्यमान (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
प्रतिtowards, in reply
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ब्रवःyou speak / you say
ब्रवः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
अदितयेto Aditi
अदितये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
तुरायto/for the swift (one)
तुराय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootतुर (प्रातिपदिक)
साधाtogether; rightly
साधा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाधा (अव्यय)
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौः)
जातवेदःO Jātavedas (Agni), knower of births
जातवेदः:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootजातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
चिकित्वान्knowing, discerning
चिकित्वान्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootचित् (धातु) → चिकित्वस्/चिकित्वान् (कृदन्त)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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