Rig Veda 5.10.4: Mandala 5, Sukta 10, Mantra 4
Sukta 5.10
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ये अग्ने चन्द्र ते गिरः शुम्भन्त्यश्वराधसः । शुष्मेभिः शुष्मिणो नरो दिवश्चिद्येषां बृहत्सुकीर्तिर्बोधति त्मना ॥
Transliteration
yé agne candra té gíraḥ śumbhánty áśva-rādhasaḥ | śúṣmebhiḥ śuṣmíṇo náro diváś cid yéṣāṃ bṛhát-su-kīrtír bódhati tmánā ||
Translation
Those, O Agni, whose bright words adorn thee—rich in swift energies—those forceful men by their might awaken of themselves a vast and noble fame, even as if from heaven.
Word by Word
येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
(Sambodhana)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (prātipadika)
चन्द्रbright, shining
चन्द्र:
(Sambodhana)
TypeAdjective
Rootचन्द्र (prātipadika)
तेyour
ते:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
गिरःsongs, hymns
गिरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (स्त्री; prātipadika)
शुम्भन्तिadorn, make splendid
शुम्भन्ति:
(Kriyā)
TypeVerb
Rootशुभ् (धातु)
अश्वराधसःhaving horse-gifts / bringing horse-bounty
अश्वराधसः:
Kartā (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootअश्व-राधस् (समास; prātipadika)
शुष्मेभिःwith powers, with mights
शुष्मेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशुष्म (prātipadika)
शुष्मिणःmighty, vigorous
शुष्मिणः:
Kartā (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुष्मिन् (prātipadika)
नरःmen, heroes
नरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनर (prātipadika)
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (स्त्री; prātipadika)
चित्even
चित्:
(Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (avyaya)
येषाम्of whom
येषाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
बृहत्सुकीर्तिःgreat good-fame, lofty renown
बृहत्सुकीर्तिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootबृहत्-सुकीर्ति (समास; prātipadika)
बोधतिawakens, becomes manifest
बोधति:
(Kriyā)
TypeVerb
Rootबुध् (धातु)
त्मनाby itself, of its own accord
त्मना:
Karaṇa / Hetu (instrumental: “of itself, by itself”)
TypeNoun
Rootत्मन् (prātipadika; Vedic instr. of आत्मन्)
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