Rig Veda 4.5.14: Mandala 4, Sukta 5, Mantra 14

Sukta 4.5

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अनिरेण वचसा फल्ग्वेन प्रतीत्येन कृधुनातृपासः । अधा ते अग्ने किमिहा वदन्त्यनायुधास आसता सचन्ताम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 4.5.14

Transliteration

aniréṇa vácasā phálgvená pratī́tyena kṛdhúnā atṛpā́saḥ | ádhā te agne kím ihā́ vadanty anāyudhā́sa āsátā sacantām ||

Translation

With speech that lacks sap, with a paltry and misconceived understanding, the unsatisfied move about. Then what can they say here to thee, O Agni? Let the weaponless sit down and cling (only) to their own helplessness.

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Word by Word

• अनिरेण: with a non-manly/weak (speech)
• अनिरेण: करण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-निर (प्रातिपदिक ‘निर’ + नञ्) / अनिर (adj.)

• वचसा: with speech/word
• वचसा: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• फल्ग्वेन: with feeble/insignificant
• फल्ग्वेन: करण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फल्गु (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रतीत्येन: with (mere) approach/assent
• प्रतीत्येन: करण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतीत्य (कृदन्त; प्रति-इ √इ ‘to go/approach’ → प्रतीत्य ‘approach/coming-to’)

• कृधुना: with hostility/malice
• कृधुना: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृधु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘injury, malice, hostility’)

• तृपासः: the deceivers
• तृपासः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृपस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘deceiver/cheater’, RV usage)

• अध: then/thereupon
• अध: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अध (अव्यय)

• ते: of you/your
• ते: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)

• किम्: what
• किम्: कर्म (वदन्ति इत्यस्य)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)

• वदन्ति: they speak/say
• वदन्ति: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद् (भ्वादि) ‘to speak’

• अनायुधासः: weaponless
• अनायुधासः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-आयुध (प्रातिपदिक ‘आयुध’ + नञ्)

• आसताः: sitting/being seated
• आसताः: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: √आस् (अदादि) ‘to sit’

• सचन्ताम्: let them associate/attach (themselves)
• सचन्ताम्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सच् (भ्वादि/तुदादि; ‘to accompany, adhere, join’)