Rig Veda 4.1.7: Mandala 4, Sukta 1, Mantra 7
Sukta 4.1
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्रिरस्य ता परमा सन्ति सत्या स्पार्हा देवस्य जनिमान्यग्नेः । अनन्ते अन्तः परिवीत आगाच्छुचिः शुक्रो अर्यो रोरुचानः ॥
Transliteration
trír asyá tā́ paramā́ sánti satyā́ spārhā́ devásya jánimāny agnéḥ | ananté ántar pári-vīta ā́gāc chúciḥ śukró aryó rórucānaḥ ||
Translation
Three are his highest births, true and desirable—these becomings of Agni the god. Wrapped within the Infinite, he has come: pure, bright, noble, shining forth again and again.
Word by Word
त्रिःthrice
त्रिः:
Adhikaraṇa (पुनरावृत्ति/परिमाण-निर्देशः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootत्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) / त्रिस् (अव्यय-रूप)
अस्यof this (one)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ताःthose (f.)
ताः:
Kartā (सन्ति इति)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
परमाःhighest, supreme
परमाः:
Kartā (ताः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम (प्रातिपदिक)
सन्तिare
सन्ति:
(अकर्मक) —
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
सत्याःtrue, real
सत्याः:
Kartā/विशेषण (ताः परमाः इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
स्पार्हाःdesirable, longed-for
स्पार्हाः:
Kartā/विशेषण (ताः इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्पृह् → स्पार्ह (प्रातिपदिक; ‘इच्छनीय/काम्य’)
देवस्यof the god
देवस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
जनिमानिbirths, begettings, origins
जनिमानि:
Kartā (सन्ति इति; ‘births/origins’ as subject)
TypeNoun
Rootजनि- (प्रातिपदिक; √जन् ‘to be born’ से)
अग्नेःof Agni
अग्नेः:
सम्बन्ध (जनिमानि इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अनन्तेin the endless (realm), in the infinite
अनन्ते:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्तःwithin
अन्तः:
Adhikaraṇa (स्थान-निर्देशः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्तर् (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्; ‘within’)
परिवीतःencompassed, wrapped around
परिवीतः:
Kartā (आगात् इति)
TypeParticiple
Rootपरि-√वी (धातु ‘to wrap/enclose’) → परिवीत (कृदन्त)
आगात्came, approached
आगात्:
(अकर्मक) —
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√गम् (धातु)
शुचिःpure
शुचिः:
Kartā/विशेषण (परिवीतः इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
शुक्रःbright, radiant
शुक्रः:
Kartā/विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootशुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्यःthe noble one
अर्यः:
Kartā (आगात् इति; अग्नेर् उपाधिः)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
रोरुचानःshining forth, blazing
रोरुचानः:
Kartā/विशेषण (अर्यः/अग्निः)
TypeParticiple
Root√रुच् (धातु ‘to shine’) → रोरुचान (कृदन्त; तीव्र/पुनरुक्त-दीप्ति)
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