Rig Veda 4.4.6: Mandala 4, Sukta 4, Mantra 6
Sukta 4.4
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स ते जानाति सुमतिं यविष्ठ य ईवते ब्रह्मणे गातुमैरत् । विश्वान्यस्मै सुदिनानि रायो द्युम्नान्यर्यो वि दुरो अभि द्यौत् ॥
Transliteration
sá te jānāti sumatíṃ yaviṣṭha yá ī́vate bráhmaṇe gātúm áirat | víśvāny asmai sudínāni rāyó dyumnā́ny aryó ví dúro abhí dyaut ||
Translation
最も若き火よ、彼は汝の善き思慮の導きを知る――聖なる言（brahman）のために道を見いだした者は。彼のために高貴なる力は輝き出でる。富の明るき日々すべて、光ある勝利（dyumnāni）すべてが、門々を大きく開きつつ照り映える。
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
तेto/for you
ते:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → त्वद्
जानातिknows
जानाति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ज्ञा (जानाति)
सुमतिम्good thought; good counsel
सुमतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसुमति (सु- + मति)
यविष्ठO youngest
यविष्ठ:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootयुव (प्रातिपदिक) → यविष्ठ (अतिशय/तमप्-प्रत्यय, ‘youngest’)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ईवतेseeks; strives
ईवते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ईव्/√ई (वेदिक; ‘to go/seek/strive’), ईवते
ब्रह्मणेfor the sacred formulation/prayer
ब्रह्मणे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
गातुम्a path; passage
गातुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगातु (√गा ‘to go/sing’ से; ‘path/going’)
ऐरत्he set in motion; he established
ऐरत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ईर्/√इर् (वेदिक; ‘to set in motion/raise/impel’), ऐरत्
विश्वानिall (things)
विश्वानि:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व
अस्मैto him
अस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुदिनानिgood days; fortunate days
सुदिनानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसुदिन (सु- + दिन)
रायःof wealth
रायः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रायि (वेदिक ‘wealth’)
द्युम्नानिsplendours; glorious powers
द्युम्नानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootद्युम्न
अर्यःthe noble one (Arya)
अर्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart; asunder
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दुरःdoors; gates
दुरः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootद्वार्/दुर् (वेदिक ‘door, gate’)
अभिtowards; upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
द्यौत्shone; flashed
द्यौत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√द्युत् (to shine), द्यौत्
द्यौःthe Heaven (sky)
द्यौः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ (दिव्)
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