Rig Veda 4.6.9: Mandala 4, Sukta 6, Mantra 9
Sukta 4.6
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तव त्ये अग्ने हरितो घृतस्ना रोहितास ऋज्वञ्चः स्वञ्चः । अरुषासो वृषण ऋजुमुष्का आ देवतातिमह्वन्त दस्माः ॥
Transliteration
táva tyé agne haríto ghṛtá-snā rohítāsa ṛjú-añcaḥ sv-áñcaḥ | aruṣā́so vṛ́ṣaṇa ṛjú-muṣkā ā́ devá-tātim ahvanta dasmā́ḥ ||
Translation
ಹೇ ಅಗ್ನಿ, ನಿನ್ನ ಆ ಹರಿತ ಅಶ್ವಗಳು ಘೃತಸ್ನಾತ—ಘೃತದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ನಾತ—ಇವೆ; ರೋಹಿತವರ್ಣ, ಋಜುವಾಗಿ ಸಾಗುವ ಮತ್ತು ಸುವರ್ತಿಯಾದವು. ಆ ಅರುಷ, ವೃಷಣ, ದೃಢ-ಮುಷ್ಕವಂತ ದಸ್ಮರು ದೇವತಾಗಣದ ಸೇನೆಯನ್ನು ಆಹ್ವಾನಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ; ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅದ್ಭುತರು ಅವರು।
Word by Word
तवof you / your
तव:
सम्बन्ध (possessive/genitival)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (त्वद्)
त्येthose
त्ये:
कर्तृ (with implied verb ‘are/come’)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि
हरितःthe tawny/greenish (steeds)
हरितः:
कर्तृ (subject; horses)
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootहरित
घृतस्नाःbathed/anointed with ghee
घृतस्नाः:
विशेषण (of ‘हरितः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootघृत-स्ना (घृत + स्ना ‘bathed’)
रोहितासःthe ruddy/red (steeds)
रोहितासः:
कर्तृ (co-subject)
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootरोहित
ऋज्वञ्चःgoing straight / straight-moving
ऋज्वञ्चः:
विशेषण (of the steeds)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋज्वञ्च्
स्वञ्चःturning well / well-moving
स्वञ्चः:
विशेषण (of the steeds)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वञ्च्
अरुषासःthe ruddy/flame-colored (ones)
अरुषासः:
कर्तृ (co-subject)
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootअरुष
वृषणःvigorous, virile, strong
वृषणः:
विशेषण/कर्तृ (of the steeds)
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootवृषन्
ऋजुमुष्काःwith straight/firm testicles (i.e., powerful stallions)
ऋजुमुष्काः:
विशेषण (of the steeds)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋजु-मुष्क (ऋजु + मुष्क)
आtowards, hither
आ:
क्रियाविशेषण (towards)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
देवततिम्the divine host/procession
देवततिम्:
कर्म (object of ‘अह्वन्त’)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव-तति (देव + तति ‘stretch/line, procession’)
अह्वन्तthey called/invoked
अह्वन्त:
क्रिया (with subjects = the steeds)
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वा (आह्वान)
दस्माःwondrous, marvelous (ones)
दस्माः:
सम्बोधन/विशेष्य (apposition to the subjects; ‘wondrous ones’)
TypeAdjective (substantivized epithet)
Rootदस्म
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