Rig Veda 4.5.1: Mandala 4, Sukta 5, Mantra 1
Sukta 4.5
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional attribution for RV 4.5)
Devata: Agni Vaiśvānara
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वैश्वानराय मीळ्हुषे सजोषाः कथा दाशेमाग्नये बृहद्भाः । अनूनेन बृहता वक्षथेनोप स्तभायदुपमिन्न रोधः ॥
Transliteration
vaiśvānaráya mīḷhúṣe sa-jóṣāḥ kathā́ dāśemā́gnaye bṛhád-bhāḥ | anū́nena bṛhatā́ vakṣáthenópa stabhāyad upa-mín na ródhaḥ ||
Translation
ವೈಶ್ವಾನರ—ಉದಾರ ದಾತ—ಪ್ರತಿ ಏಕಮನದಿಂದ: ವಿಶಾಲ ತೇಜಸ್ಸಿನ ಅಗ್ನಿಗೆ ನಾವು ಹೇಗೆ ಅರ್ಪಣೆ ಮಾಡೋಣ? ಅಕ್ಷೀಣ, ವಿಶಾಲ-ವಹನ ಶಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಅವನು ಅಡ್ಡಿಯನ್ನು ತಡೆದು ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸಿದ್ದಾನೆ—ಮಾಪಿತ ಮಿತಿಯಂತೆ—ಬೆಳೆಯುವ ಬೆಳಕಿಗೆ ಮಾರ್ಗ ತೆರೆದಿರಲೆಂದು.
Word by Word
वैश्वानरायto Vaiśvānara (Agni)
वैश्वानराय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootवैश्वानर (प्रातिपदिक; अग्नि-विशेष) < विश्वानर
मीळ्हुषेto the bountiful one
मीळ्हुषे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमीळ्हु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दानशील/उदार’) < √मील्ह्/मिह् (वेद. ‘to be gracious/give’)
सजोषाःbeing in concord / of one accord
सजोषाः:
कर्तृ (वक्ता/यजमान-समूह) अथवा विशेषण-सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootसजोषस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सह-तोष/सह-प्रसाद’) = स- + जोषस्
कथाhow?
कथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथा (अव्यय/प्रश्न) < किम्
दाशेमmay we offer / may we worship
दाशेम:
कर्तृ (वयं)
TypeVerb
Root√दाश् (वेद. ‘to worship/offer/give’)
अग्नयेto Agni
अग्नये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहद्भाः(we) of great radiance / great splendor
बृहद्भाः:
कर्तृ (वयं) विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहद्भास् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘महतेजस्/महाप्रभ’) = बृहत् + भास्
अनूनेनwith what is not deficient / with unfailing (means)
अनूनेन:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootअनून (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अपूर्ण/अहीन’ = न ऊन) अथवा अनून (वेद. ‘not lacking’)
बृहताwith the great (power/means)
बृहता:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
वक्षथेनwith the conveyance / with the bearing power
वक्षथेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवक्षथ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वाहन/रथ/वहन-शक्ति’; from √वह्/√वक्ष् ‘to carry’)
उपup; near; upon
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्तभायत्he propped up / made firm
स्तभायत्:
कर्तृ (अग्निः/वैश्वानरः)
TypeVerb
Root√स्तभ् (स्तम्भने ‘to prop, support, make firm’)
उपमिन्नas a counterpart / in like measure
उपमिन्न:
विशेषण (रोधः) / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeAdjective/Indeclinable-like
Rootउपमिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘उपमान/सदृश’; here as indeclinable-like qualifier) < उप + √मा (माने/मितौ)
नlike; as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
रोधःa barrier; obstruction; bank
रोधः:
कर्म/आश्रय (यत् स्तभायत्) अथवा कर्मपद
TypeNoun
Rootरोधस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘बन्ध/अवरोध/तट’) < √रुध् (आवरणे/निरोधे)
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