Rig Veda 4.4.5: Mandala 4, Sukta 4, Mantra 5
Sukta 4.4
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (attributed for RV 4.4)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable for RV 4.4; requires pada-count verification per pada)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ऊर्ध्वो भव प्रति विध्याध्यस्मदाविष्कृणुष्व दैव्यान्यग्ने । अव स्थिरा तनुहि यातुजूनां जामिमजामिं प्र मृणीहि शत्रून् ॥
Transliteration
ūrdhvó bhava práti vidhyā́dhy asmád āvíṣ kṛṇuṣva daívyāny agne | áva sthirā́ tanuhí yātu-jū́nāṃ jāmím ajā́miṃ prá mṛṇīhi śátrūn ||
Translation
アグニよ、上へと起ち、返して突き撃て。われらより、神々の力を顕わにせよ。ヤートゥの諸力（yātu-jūnām）の動きを打ち倒し、堅く引き伸ばして止めよ。近しき者のごとき敵も、異なる敵も、ことごとく砕け。
Word by Word
ऊर्ध्वःupright; rising
ऊर्ध्वः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक)
भवbe; become
भव:
(आज्ञा) कर्तृ-प्रवर्तन
TypeVerb
Rootभू
प्रतिtowards; against
प्रति:
Adhikaraṇa (दिशा/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति
विध्यpierce; strike
विध्य:
Karma (अभिहित-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootव्यध्
अधिupon; over
अधि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि
अस्मत्from us
अस्मत्:
Apādāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
आविःopenly; manifest
आविः:
Adhikaraṇa (रीति/प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआविस् (अव्यय/निपात)
कृणुष्वmake; render
कृणुष्व:
Karma (कार्य-निर्देश)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
दैव्यानिthe divine (powers/acts)
दैव्यानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootदैव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अवdown; away
अव:
Adhikaraṇa (दिशा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव
स्थिराःfirm (ones); steadfast (forces)
स्थिराः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
तनुहिstretch; extend; draw out
तनुहि:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootतन्
यातुजूनाम्of the sorcerers/demons
यातुजूनाम्:
(सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootयातुजू (प्रातिपदिक)
जामिम्kinsman; one of the same clan
जामिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootजामि (प्रातिपदिक)
अजामिम्non-kin; alien
अजामिम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-जामि (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth; forward; strongly
प्र:
Adhikaraṇa (तीव्रता/प्रवृत्ति)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र
मृणीहिcrush; destroy
मृणीहि:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootमृण्
शत्रून्enemies
शत्रून्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
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