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Rig Veda 4.3.7Mandala 4, Sukta 3, Mantra 7

Sukta 4.3

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Agni (as mediator; named powers include Pūṣan, Rudra, Viṣṇu, Bṛhat)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

कथा महे पुष्टिम्भराय पूष्णे कद्रुद्राय सुमखाय हविर्दे । कद्विष्णव उरुगायाय रेतो ब्रवः कदग्ने शरवे बृहत्यै ॥

kathā́ mahé puṣṭim-bharā́ya pūṣṇé kád rudrā́ya su-mákhāya havir-dé | kád víṣṇava urú-gāyāya réto brávaḥ kád agne śárave bṛhatyái ||

पुष्टी धारण करणाऱ्या महान् पूषणाला तू कसा संबोधशील, आणि सुमख (सुयज्ञ) रुद्राला—हविर्दे (हवि देणाऱ्याला)—काय सांगशील? उरुगाय (विस्तीर्ण पावलांचा) विष्णूला तू कोणते बीज-वचन बोलेलास? आणि हे अग्ने, दूरवर झेपावणाऱ्या शर (बाण)ाला, त्या बृहती (विस्तीर्ण)ला तू काय म्हणशील?

कथाhow? in what way?
कथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथा (प्रश्नाव्यय)
महेto the great (one)
महे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
पुष्टिम्भरायto the nourishment-bringing (one)
पुष्टिम्भराय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective/Epithet
Rootपुष्टिम्भर (प्रातिपदिक; पुष्टिं + भर)
पूष्णेto Pūṣan
पूष्णे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (deity name)
Rootपूषन्
कद्when? how? (interrogative particle)
कद्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकद् (प्रश्नाव्यय)
रुद्रायto Rudra
रुद्राय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (deity name)
Rootरुद्र
सुमखायto the good-at-sacrifice / of good worship
सुमखाय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective/Epithet
Rootसुमख (सु- + मख)
हविर्देO oblation-giver
हविर्दे:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective/Epithet
Rootहविर्द (हविस् + द; ‘giver of oblation’)
कद्when? how?
कद्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकद् (प्रश्नाव्यय)
विष्णवेto Viṣṇu
विष्णवे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (deity name)
Rootविष्णु
उरुगायायto the wide-striding / far-famed (one)
उरुगायाय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective/Epithet
Rootउरुगाय (उरु- + गाय)
रेतःseed; semen; generative power
रेतः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरेतस्
ब्रवःyou speak / speak forth
ब्रवः:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
कद्when? how?
कद्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकद् (प्रश्नाव्यय)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (deity name)
Rootअग्नि
शरवेto/for the arrow (missile)
शरवे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootशरव (प्रातिपदिक; ‘arrow/shaft’ or ‘missile’)
बृहत्यैto/for the Bṛhatī (great one; also the Bṛhatī metre)
बृहत्यै:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (metre/name) / Adjective (f.)
Rootबृहती
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