Rig Veda 4.5.10: Mandala 4, Sukta 5, Mantra 10
Sukta 4.5
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional attribution for Maṇḍala 4)
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas/inner Fire of knowledge)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 4.5; verse-level confirmation requires full metrical scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अध द्युतानः पित्रोः सचासामनुत गुह्यं चारु पृश्नेः । मातुष्पदे परमे अन्ति षद्गोर्वृष्णः शोचिषः प्रयतस्य जिह्वा ॥
Transliteration
ádha dyutānáḥ pitróḥ sacā́ āsā́ ámanuta guhyám cā́ru pṛ́śneḥ | mātuṣpáde paramé ánti ṣád gór vṛ́ṣṇaḥ śóciṣaḥ práyatasyá jihvā́ ||
Translation
そのとき輝ける者は、二つの親（天と地）に寄り添い、Pṛśniの秘められた美しきはたらきを悟った。母の至高の座において、彼は近くに坐す――牝牛の内なる牡牛、その駆り立てる炎の舌、アグニ（Agni）。正しく動かされた光輝の力である。
Word by Word
अधthen, now
अध:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (avyaya-prātipadika)
द्युता॒नःshining, radiant
द्युता॒नः:
Kartā (as qualifier of the subject) / Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootद्युता॒न (prātipadika; from √द्युत् ‘to shine’)
पि॒त्रोःof (his) two parents
पि॒त्रोः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (of the two parents)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (prātipadika)
सचा॒together with, in company with
सचा॒:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसच (avyaya)
साम॑नुतhe sounded/uttered (forth)
साम॑नुत:
Kriyā (main verb)
TypeVerb
Root√अन्/अनु (to breathe; in Vedic also ‘to sound/utter’); with preverb सम्-
गुह्यं॒hidden, secret
गुह्यं॒:
Karma (object-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootगुह्य (prātipadika; from √गुह् ‘to hide’)
चारु॒beautiful, dear
चारु॒:
Karma (object-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootचारु (prātipadika)
पृश्नेःof Pṛśni
पृश्नेः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun (proper/common)
Rootपृश्नि (prātipadika; name/title, ‘Pṛśni’)
मातुःof the mother
मातुः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (prātipadika)
पदेin the place/footing
पदे:
Adhikaraṇa (location)
TypeNoun
Rootपद (prātipadika)
परमेhighest, supreme
परमे:
Adhikaraṇa (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम (prātipadika)
अन्तिnear, in the presence of
अन्ति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्ति (avyaya)
षत्sat, took seat, settled
षत्:
Kriyā (verb of the second clause)
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (to sit, settle)
गोःof the cow (or: of light/cattle)
गोः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootगो (prātipadika)
वृष्णःof the bull; of the vigorous one
वृष्णः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृषन् (prātipadika)
शोचिषःof the flame/splendour
शोचिषः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootशोचिस् (prātipadika)
प्रयतस्यof the prepared/intent one
प्रयतस्य:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootप्र-यत (prātipadika; from √यत् ‘to strive/prepare’, with प्र-)
जिह्वाtongue
जिह्वा:
Kartā (subject of an implied/copular sense; or apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootजिह्वा (prātipadika)
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