Rig Veda 6.3.4: Mandala 6, Sukta 3, Mantra 4
Sukta 6.3
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तिग्मं चिदेम महि वर्पो अस्य भसदश्वो न यमसान आसा । विजेहमानः परशुर्न जिह्वां द्रविर्न द्रावयति दारु धक्षत् ॥
Transliteration
tigṁáṃ cid éma máhi várpo asyá bhásad áśvo na yamasāná āsā́ | vi-jéhamānaḥ paraśúr na jihvā́ṃ dravír na drāvayati dā́ru dhákṣat ||
Translation
Sharp indeed is his onset, great is his form; he pants like a horse straining with its mouth. Lashing his tongue like an axe in motion, like a smelter he melts—he has burned the wood.
Word by Word
ति॒ग्मम्sharp, keen
ति॒ग्मम्:
कर्म (विशेष्य-विशेषणभावेन ‘वर्पः’ इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootतिग्म (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even, indeed
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
एमेthey have gone / they went
एमे:
कर्तृ (अग्न्यादयः/देवाः—प्रसङ्गतः)
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
महिgreatly, mightily
महि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमहि (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्)
वर्पःform, beauty, appearance
वर्पः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवर्पस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof him / of this (one)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भसत्shining, blazing
भसत्:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootभस् (धातु) / भसत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अश्वःhorse
अश्वः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
यमसानःrestraining/holding in, checking
यमसानः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeParticiple
Rootयम् (धातु) → यमसान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
आसाhe sat / he has sat
आसा:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootआस् (धातु)
विजेहमानःtrembling, quivering
विजेहमानः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeParticiple
Rootजिह्/जिहे (धातु; ‘जिहे/जिहेते’ कम्पने) + वि- (उपसर्ग) → विजेहमान (कृदन्त)
परशुःaxe
परशुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपरशु (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
जिह्वाम्tongue
जिह्वाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootजिह्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
द्रविः(a) runner; swift one
द्रविः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootद्रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
द्रावयतिdrives, makes run
द्रावयति:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootद्रु/द्रव् (धातु) → द्रावय (णिजन्त)
दारुwood
दारु:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदारु (प्रातिपदिक)
धक्षत्burned, consumed
धक्षत्:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootदह् (धातु)
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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