Rig Veda 4.6.4: Mandala 4, Sukta 6, Mantra 4
Sukta 4.6
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स्तीर्णे बर्हिषि समिधाने अग्ना ऊर्ध्वो अध्वर्युर्जुजुषाणो अस्थात् । पर्यग्निः पशुपा न होता त्रिविष्ट्येति प्रदिव उराणः ॥
Transliteration
stīrṇé bárhiṣi samidhāné agnáu ūrdhvó adhvaryúr jujuṣāṇó asthāt | pár y agníḥ paśu-pā́ ná hotā́ tri-viṣṭy éti pra-dívaḥ urāṇáḥ ||
Translation
敷き広げられた聖草バルヒス（barhis）の上で、アグニ（Agni）が点火されるとき、アドヴァリュ（Adhvaryu）は身を起こし、受け入れて奉仕する。アグニは周りを巡り、生命を護る者（paśupā）として、またホートリ（Hotṛ）として進む。彼は熱情をもって三重の座へ赴き、天の高みへと向かう。
Word by Word
स्तीर्णेon the two spread (layers)
स्तीर्णे:
अधिकारण
TypeAdjective
Root√स्तॄ (स्तृणाति) / स्तीर्ण- (ppp)
बर्हिषिon the sacrificial grass
बर्हिषि:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
समिधानेwhen/while being kindled (the two kindling-sticks)
समिधाने:
अधिकारण
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-√धा (दधाति) / समिधान- (pres. ptcp. Ā)
अग्नाthe two Agnis (Agni as a pair)
अग्ना:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊर्ध्वःupright, rising
ऊर्ध्वः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अध्वर्युःthe Adhvaryu priest
अध्वर्युः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
जुजुषाणःaccepting, taking pleasure in
जुजुषाणः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Root√जुष् (जुषते) / जुजुषाण- (pf. ptcp. Ā)
अस्थात्stood up / took his stand
अस्थात्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (तिष्ठति)
परिaround
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि
अग्निःAgni
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
पशुपाःprotector of cattle
पशुपाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपशु-पा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘protector of cattle’)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
होताthe Hotṛ priest
होता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
त्रिविष्ट्येतिgoes to the ‘Triviṣṭi’ (three-tiered heavenly realm)
त्रिविष्ट्येति:
कर्म (त्रिविष्टिम्) + कर्तृ (अग्निः)
TypeVerb (with object) / compound-like sandhi
Rootत्रिविष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + √इ (एति)
प्रदिवःof the fore-heaven / of the high heaven
प्रदिवः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootप्रदिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
उराणःmighty / wide-ranging (epithet)
उराणः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Root√उर्/√वृ (वृणोति/उराण- as Vedic epithet; ‘choosing/expanding’)
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