Rig Veda 4.6.8: Mandala 4, Sukta 6, Mantra 8
Sukta 4.6
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
द्विर्यं पञ्च जीजनन्त्संवसानाः स्वसारो अग्निं मानुषीषु विक्षु । उषर्बुधमथर्यो न दन्तं शुक्रं स्वासं परशुं न तिग्मम् ॥
Transliteration
dvír yaṃ páñca jī́janan saṃ-vásānāḥ svásāro agníṃ mā́nuṣīṣu víkṣu | uṣár-búdham atharyó ná dántaṃ śukráṃ sv-ā́saṃ paraśúṃ ná tigmáṃ ||
Translation
二度、五人の姉妹は、ひとつの衣をまとい心を合わせて、人の諸族のうちにアグニを生み出した――暁とともに目覚める者を。アタルヴァンの歯のごとく、輝き、口よく、鋭い斧のように刃立つ。
Word by Word
द्विःtwice
द्विः:
Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootद्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) / द्विस् (अव्यय-रूप)
यम्whom / which
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पञ्चfive
पञ्च:
Viśeṣaṇa (संख्याविशेषण)
TypeNumeral
Rootपञ्चन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
जीजनन्(they) generated / produced
जीजनन्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनँ प्रादुर्भावे) [causative/intensive stem: जीजन-]
संवसानाःclad together / wearing (garments)
संवसानाः:
Kartā (जीजनन्-क्रियायाः कर्तृविशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootसम् + √वस् (वसँ आच्छादने) → संवसाना (कृदन्त)
स्वसारःsisters
स्वसारः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्वसृ (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निम्Agni (fire)
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
मानुषीषुamong human (women) / in human (dwellings)
मानुषीषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमानुषी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘human (f.)’)
विक्षुin the settlements / among the clans
विक्षु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootविश् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘clan, settlement’)
उषर्बुधम्dawn-awaking / early-awake
उषर्बुधम्:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootउषर्बुध (प्रातिपदिक; उषर् + बुध ‘dawn-awake/early-awaking’)
अथर्यःthe Atharvan (priest)
अथर्यः:
Kartā (उपमान-कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootअथर्वन्/अथर्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘Atharvan priest’)
नlike
न:
Adverbial (उपमान-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
दन्तम्tooth
दन्तम्:
Karma (उपमान-पद)
TypeNoun
Rootदन्त (प्रातिपदिक; ‘tooth’)
शुक्रम्bright, shining
शुक्रम्:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वासम्own / with (its) own breath (epithet)
स्वासम्:
Karma (विशेषण/उपमानाङ्ग)
TypeAdjective/Noun (contextual epithet)
Rootस्वास (प्रातिपदिक; ‘breath/one’s own mouth/one’s own’)
परशुम्axe
परशुम्:
Karma (उपमान-पद)
TypeNoun
Rootपरशु (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
Adverbial (उपमान-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
तिग्मम्sharp, keen
तिग्मम्:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतिग्म (प्रातिपदिक)
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