Rig Veda 4.36.3: Mandala 4, Sukta 36, Mantra 3
Sukta 4.36
Rishi: Rbhus cycle poet
Devata: Rbhus (including Vibhu) and Vāja
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तद्वो वाजा ऋभवः सुप्रवाचनं देवेषु विभ्वो अभवन्महित्वनम् । जिव्री यत्सन्ता पितरा सनाजुरा पुनर्युवाना चरथाय तक्षथ ॥
Transliteration
tád vo vājā ṛbhavaḥ su-pravācanáṃ devéṣu vi-bhvo abhavan mahitvanám | jivrī́ yát sántā pitarā́ sanā́jurā púnar yúvānā caráthāya tákṣatha ||
Translation
これぞ汝らの、神々の中における善く宣べ得る大いなる威徳――ヴァージャ（Vāja）よ、リブたち（Rbhus）よ、ヴィブ（Vibhu）よ。老いた父母でありながら、汝らは再びそれを若く作り直し、歩みと旅にふさわしく整えた。
Word by Word
तत्that (deed/thing)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you / your
वः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
वाजाःprizes; strengths
वाजाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋभवःthe Rbhus
ऋभवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootऋभु (प्रातिपदिक)
सुप्रवाचनम्well-to-be-spoken; excellent utterance/praise
सुप्रवाचनम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootसु-प्र-वाच् (प्रातिपदिक: सुप्रवाचन)
देवेषुamong the gods
देवेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
विभ्वोO Vibhu (all-pervading one)
विभ्वो:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootविभ्वन्/विभ्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अभवन्they became
अभवन्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
महित्वनम्greatness; mighty power
महित्वनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहित्व (प्रातिपदिक)
जिव्रीthe (aged) woman Jivrī (name/epithet)
जिव्री:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootजिव्री (प्रातिपदिक; RV-विशेष)
यत्which (that which)
यत्:
Karma
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
सन्ताbeing; existing (two)
सन्ता:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootसत् (कृदन्त: √अस्)
पितराthe two parents
पितरा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
सनाजुराvery old; long-aged (two)
सनाजुरा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसनाजुर (प्रातिपदिक; RV-विशेष)
पुनःagain
पुनः:
Adverb
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
युवानाyoung (two)
युवाना:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootयुवन् (प्रातिपदिक)
चरथायfor going/moving; for the course (of life)
चरथाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootचरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
तक्षथyou fashioned; you made
तक्षथ:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootतक्ष् (धातु)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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