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Rig Veda 4.2.17: Mandala 4, Sukta 2, Mantra 17

Sukta 4.2

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Agni (with Indra as co-invoked power)
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (probable)

सुकर्माणः सुरुचो देवयन्तोऽयो न देवा जनिमा धमन्तः । शुचन्तो अग्निं ववृधन्त इन्द्रमूर्वं गव्यं परिषदन्तो अग्मन् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.2.17

su-kármāṇaḥ su-rúco deva-yánto’ yó ná devā́ jánimā dhámantaḥ | śucánto agníṃ vavṛdhánta índram ū́rvaṃ gavyáṃ pari-sádanto agman ||

ປະຕິບັດການງານທີ່ດີ, ສະຫວ່າງດ້ວຍແສງສະຫວ່າງ, ຫັນໜ້າໄປສູ່ພະເຈົ້າ, ເຂົາເຈົ້າສ້າງການເກີດຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າຄືກັບເທບະດີດ້ວຍລົມຫາຍໃຈແຫ່ງພະລັງ. ໂດຍການຊຳລະຕົນເອງ, ເຂົາເຈົ້າເພີ່ມພະລັງໃຫ້ອັຄນີ ແລະ ເສີມສ້າງອິນທຣ; ເຂົາເຈົ້າໄປນັ່ງອ້ອມຮອບຄອກກວ້າງຂອງຝູງສັດທີ່ສະຫວ່າງ.

सु॒कर्मा॑णःof good deeds / well-working
सु॒कर्मा॑णः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) < कर्मन् (√कृ ‘to do’)
सु॒रुचः॑bright, splendid
सु॒रुचः॑:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-रुच् (प्रातिपदिक) < रुच् (√रुच् ‘to shine, be bright’)
देव॒यन्तः॑seeking/worshipping the gods
देव॒यन्तः॑:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootदेवय् (denom. √देव ‘to seek/worship the gods’) → देवयन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
अयःiron
अयः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
दे॒वाःthe gods
दे॒वाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
जनिमा॑birth, origin, generation
जनिमा॑:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजनिमन्/जनिमा (प्रातिपदिक) < √जन् ‘to be born, produce’
धम॑न्तःblowing, kindling (by blowing)
धम॑न्तः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Root√धम् ‘to blow, kindle (by blowing)’ → धमन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
शु॒चन्तः॑shining, blazing; being pure
शु॒चन्तः॑:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Root√शुच् ‘to shine; be pure; burn’ → शुचन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
अ॒ग्निम्Agni (fire)
अ॒ग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
ववृ॒धन्त॑they increased, made grow
ववृ॒धन्त॑:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√वृध् ‘to grow, increase’ (reduplicated perfect/pluperfect stem ववृध्)
इन्द्र॑म्Indra
इन्द्र॑म्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊ॒र्वम्broad, wide, ample
ऊ॒र्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootऊर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
गव्य॑म्bovine wealth; pertaining to cows
गव्य॑म्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootगव्य (प्रातिपदिक) < गो ‘cow’
परि॒षद॑न्तःsitting around, surrounding
परि॒षद॑न्तः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootपरि-√सद् ‘to sit around; to surround, beset’ → परिषदन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
अग्मन्they went, they came
अग्मन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√गम् ‘to go’

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