Rig Veda 4.35.2: Mandala 4, Sukta 35, Mantra 2
Sukta 4.35
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Ṛbhus (craft-miracle; soma context)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आगन्नृभूणामिह रत्नधेयमभूत्सोमस्य सुषुतस्य पीतिः । सुकृत्यया यत्स्वपस्यया चँ एकं विचक्र चमसं चतुर्धा ॥
Transliteration
ā́gann ṛbhūṇā́m ihá ratnadhéyam abhū́t sómasya súsutasya pītíḥ | sukṛtyáyā yát svapasyáyā ca ékaṃ vicakrá camásaṃ catúrdhā ||
Translation
ここにリブ（Ṛbhus）のため据えらるべき宝が来たり、よく搾られたソーマ（Soma）の飲みもある。正しき技と光りある工巧とによって、彼らは一つの杯を四つに作り分けた――歓喜の一つの器を四重の受け入れへと広げた。
Word by Word
आगन्they came
आगन्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (gam)
ऋभूणाम्of the Ṛbhus
ऋभूणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootऋभु- (प्रातिपदिक)
इहhere
इह:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
रत्नधेयम्a treasure/precious gift (to be bestowed)
रत्नधेयम्:
कर्तृ/विधेय (predicate nominative)
TypeNoun
Rootरत्न-धेय- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘रत्न’ + ‘धेय’)
अभूत्became / came to be
अभूत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भू (bhū)
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम- (प्रातिपदिक)
सुषुतस्यwell-pressed
सुषुतस्य:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective (PPP)
Rootसु- + √सु (sū) → सुषुत- (PPP; ‘well-pressed’)
पीतिःthe drinking / draught
पीतिः:
कर्तृ (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootपीति- (प्रातिपदिक; from √पा ‘drink’)
सुकृत्ययाby good skill / good workmanship
सुकृत्यया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसु-कृत्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which
यत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
स्वपस्ययाby (their) craft / wondrous skill
स्वपस्यया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootस्वपस्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
एकम्one (single)
एकम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective/Numeral
Rootएक- (प्रातिपदिक)
विचक्रthey fashioned / made
विचक्र:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवि + √चक्र्/√कृ (Vedic aorist formation; ‘to make, fashion’)
चमसम्the cup (beaker)
चमसम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootचमस- (प्रातिपदिक)
चतुर्धाinto four parts / fourfold
चतुर्धा:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचतुर्धा (अव्यय; from चतुर्)
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