Rig Veda 4.27.1: Mandala 4, Sukta 27, Mantra 1
Sukta 4.27
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional for RV 4.27)
Devata: Soma/Śyena narrative (self-referential ṛṣi voice; also linked to Indra-Soma complex)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
गर्भे नु सन्नन्वेषामवेदमहं देवानां जनिमानि विश्वा । शतं मा पुर आयसीररक्षन्नध श्येनो जवसा निरदीयम् ॥
Transliteration
gárbhe nú sán anvéṣām avedam aháṃ devā́nāṃ jánimāni víśvā | śatáṃ mā púra ā́yasīr arakṣann ádha śyéno jávasā nír adīyam ||
Translation
गर्भातच, शोध घेत घेत, देवांच्या सर्व जन्मरहस्यांचे मला ज्ञान झाले. लोखंडाच्या शंभर दुर्गांनी माझे रक्षण केले; मग मी श्येन (बाज) होऊन, वेग-बलाने, ते फोडून बाहेर निघालो.
Word by Word
गर्भेin the womb
गर्भे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
नुnow/indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
सन्being
सन्:
कर्तृ (अहं-समनाधिकरण)
TypeParticiple
Rootअस् (धातु) → सन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
अन्वेषाम्of the seekers / of those who search
अन्वेषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootअनु + इष्/एष् (धातु; ‘अन्वेष्’ = to seek) → अन्वेष (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
अवेदम्I found/learned; I came to know
अवेदम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु)
अहम्I
अहम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
जनिमानिbirths/origins
जनिमानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootजनि/जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; from √जन्)
विश्वाall
विश्वा:
कर्म (विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
शतम्a hundred
शतम्:
—
TypeNumeral
Rootशत (प्रातिपदिक)
माme
मा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम)
पुरःbefore; in front
पुरः:
अधिकारण/दिशा-निर्देश
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरस् (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्; ‘in front, before’)
आयसीःiron (f.) / made of iron
आयसीः:
कर्तृ (रक्षन्-क्रियायाः)
TypeAdjective
Rootआयस (प्रातिपदिक)
अरक्षन्they guarded/protected
अरक्षन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष् (धातु)
अधthen/thereupon
अध:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (निपात)
श्येनःthe falcon
श्येनः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootश्येन (प्रातिपदिक)
जवसाwith speed/swiftness
जवसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootजवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
निरदीयम्I flew out / I darted forth (away)
निरदीयम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootनि + दा (धातु)
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