Rig Veda 4.4.4: Mandala 4, Sukta 4, Mantra 4
Sukta 4.4
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (attributed for RV 4.4)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उदग्ने तिष्ठ प्रत्या तनुष्व न्यमित्राँ ओषतात्तिग्महेते । यो नो अरातिं समिधान चक्रे नीचा तं धक्ष्यतसं न शुष्कम् ॥
Transliteration
úd agne tiṣṭha práty ā́ tanuṣva ní amítrāṃ oṣatāt tigmá-hetē | yó no arā́tiṃ sam-idhāná cakré nīcā́ táṃ dhakṣi atasáṃ ná śúṣkam ||
Translation
起て、アグニ（Agni）よ。応えて前へ身を伸ばし、鋭き武器もて敵どもを押し伏せよ。汝が燃え立つとき、我らに不幸を作りなした者を、乾いた亜麻のごとく、低く焼き尽くせ。
Word by Word
उद्up, upward
उद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद् (upasarga) / अव्यय
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
तिष्ठstand (forth)
तिष्ठ:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
प्रतिtowards, against
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
आhither, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
तनुष्वstretch forth, extend
तनुष्व:
—
TypeVerb
Rootतनू/तन्
निdown, forth (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग)
अमित्रान्enemies
अमित्रान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअमित्र
ओषतात्burn, scorch
ओषतात्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootओष्
तिग्महेतेO sharp-darted/keen-missiled one
तिग्महेते:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootतिग्महेतु
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (यः)
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अरातिम्harm, hostility
अरातिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअराति
समिधानkindling (the fire), while kindling
समिधान:
कर्तृ
TypeKṛdanta (participle)
Rootसम्-इध्
चक्रेhas done/made
चक्रे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
नीचाdown, low
नीचा:
—
TypeAdjective/Adverb
Rootनीच
तम्him
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
धक्ष्यथyou (pl.) will burn
धक्ष्यथ:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदह्
असम्me
असम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
शुष्कम्dry (wood), a dry thing
शुष्कम्:
कर्म (उपमान-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootशुष्क
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