Rig Veda 8.4.21: Mandala 8, Sukta 4, Mantra 21
Sukta 8.4
Rishi: Kaṇva lineage
Devata: Implicit cosmic powers; within the sequence, aligned with Pūṣan’s nourishing guidance
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वृक्षाश्चिन्मे अभिपित्वे अरारणुः । गां भजन्त मेहनाश्वं भजन्त मेहना ॥
Transliteration
vṛkṣā́ś cin me abhipitvé arāraṇuḥ | gā́m bhajanta mehanā́ aśváṃ bhajanta mehanā́ ||
Translation
樹々さえ――定まりて動かぬ力あるもの――わが近き住まいにおいて、われに応えた。彼らはわれに光の牛（gā́m）を分かち、われに馬なる力（aśvam）を分かつ――増益を与える者たち。
Word by Word
वृक्षाःtrees
वृक्षाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) < √वृक्ष्/वृक्ष (स्थावर-नाम)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
मेto me / of me
मे:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अभिपित्वेin close attendance / in proximity (at my side)
अभिपित्वे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअभि-पित्व (प्रातिपदिक) < पितृ/पित्व ‘पान/आश्रय/सन्निधि’ (वैदिक)
अरारणुःhave become favorable / have pleased (me)
अरारणुः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√रार्/√रृ (वैदिक; ‘रारयति/अरार’ = प्रसन्नं/अनुकूलं करोति, तुष्टिं जनयति)
गाम्a cow
गाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
भजन्तthey share / bestow
भजन्त:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भज्
मेto me
मे:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
हनाश्वम्a ‘hana-horse’ (a prized/strong horse; epithet)
हनाश्वम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहना-श्व (समास; प्रातिपदिक) [हना (विशेषण-आधार) + अश्व]
भजन्तthey share / bestow
भजन्त:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भज्
मेto me
मे:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
हनाHana (name/epithet; ‘the smiting/strong one’)
हना:
—
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootहना (प्रातिपदिक; विशेषण/उपाधि, वैदिक)
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