Rig Veda 8.4.16: Mandala 8, Sukta 4, Mantra 16
Sukta 8.4
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇva lineage; Kaṇvāḥ)
Devata: Pūṣan as vimocana (releaser/guide) within this hymn segment
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सं नः शिशीहि भुरिजोरिव क्षुरं रास्व रायो विमोचन । त्वे तन्नः सुवेदमुस्रियं वसु यं त्वं हिनोषि मर्त्यम् ॥
Transliteration
sáṁ naḥ śiśīhi bhuríjor iva kṣuráṁ rāsva rāyó ví-mocana | tvé tán naḥ su-védaṁ usriyáṁ vásu yáṁ tváṁ hinóṣi mártyam ||
Translation
ຈົ່ງຊັດໃຫ້ພວກເຮົາຄົມຊິບ ດັ່ງດາບອົນຢູ່ໃນມືຊ່າງຫນັງ; ຈົ່ງປະທານຄວາມອຸດົມແຫ່ງຄວາມສົມບູນ ອົງຜູ້ປ່ອຍປົດ. ໃນພຣະອົງມີສົມບັດອັນພົບພໍ້ດີ ອັນລ່າງຂຶ້ນ ທີ່ພຣະອົງຕັ້ງໄວ້ໃນມະນຸດ.
Word by Word
सम्together; completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग) अथवा अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक
नःof us; our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (possessor)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
शिशीहिsharpen (thou)!
शिशीहि:
क्रिया (आज्ञा)
TypeVerb
Rootशिश् / शिशी (धातु: ‘to sharpen, whet’)
भुरिजोःof a knife/razor
भुरिजोः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootभुरिज् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘knife/razor’, lit. ‘cutting tool’)
इवlike; as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
क्षुरम्a razor
क्षुरम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootक्षुर (प्रातिपदिक)
रास्वgive; grant!
रास्व:
क्रिया (आज्ञा)
TypeVerb
Rootरा (ददाति-अर्थे; ‘to give, grant’)
रायःof wealth; of riches
रायः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/राय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wealth, riches’)
विमोचनO releaser; liberator
विमोचन:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootवि-√मुच् → विमोचन (कृदन्त/नाम; ‘release, loosening’)
त्वेin thee; on thee
त्वे:
अधिकारण
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
तत्that
तत्:
कर्म (अर्थानुसार: ‘that [wealth/boon]’)
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
नःof us; our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
सुवेदम्well-winning; bringing good gain
सुवेदम्:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-वेद (प्रातिपदिक; ‘well-found/bringing good gain’; from √विद् ‘to find/know’ in adjectival formation)
उस्रियम्bright; radiant
उस्रियम्:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootउस्रिय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘dawn-like/bright’; also ‘cow-like’ in Vedic imagery)
वसुa good; wealth; treasure
वसु:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
यम्which
यम्:
कर्म (relative)
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
त्वम्thou
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
हिfor; indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
हिनोषिthou impellest; thou settest in motion
हिनोषि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootहिनु (धातु: ‘to impel, set in motion, drive’)
मर्त्यम्a mortal
मर्त्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
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