Rig Veda 1.69.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 69, Mantra 4
Sukta 1.69
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditional for RV 1.69)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
जने न शेव आहूर्यः सन्मध्ये निषत्तो रण्वो दुरोणे ॥
Transliteration
jáne ná śéva āhū́ryaḥ sán mádhye níṣatto raṇvó duroṇé |
Translation
Like a benignant friend among men, worthy to be called, he sits in the midst—delightful in the dwelling-place within.
Word by Word
जनेamong people; in the folk
जने:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक) < √जन्
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
शेवःkindly; gracious; beneficent
शेवः:
कर्तृ (वाक्य-विशेषण/प्रेडिकेटिव) अथवा कर्ता-सम्बन्धी विशेषण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootशेव (प्रातिपदिक)
आहुःthey have said; they call
आहुः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अह् (ब्रू-अर्थे) / √अह (वदने)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्ध-प्रवर्तक) / विषय
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सन्being
सन्:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeParticiple
Root√अस् (भू-अर्थे) → सन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
मध्येin the middle; amid
मध्ये:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootमध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
निषत्तःseated down; sitting
निषत्तः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeParticiple
Rootनि-√सद् (उपवेशने) → निषन्न/निषत्त (भूत कृदन्त)
रण्वःdelightful; gladdening
रण्वः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootरण्व (प्रातिपदिक)
दुरोणेin the house; in the dwelling
दुरोणे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootदुरोण (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
Not sure where to start?
A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.