Rig Veda 4.52.4: Mandala 4, Sukta 52, Mantra 4
Sukta 4.52
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Uṣas
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यावयद्द्वेषसं त्वा चिकित्वित्सूनृतावरि । प्रति स्तोमैरभुत्स्महि ॥
Transliteration
yāvayád-dvéṣasaṃ tvā cikitvít sūnṛtāvari | práti stómair abhutsmahi ||
Translation
हे प्रज्ञावती, हे सूनृतावरी—दीप्त सत्याची धारिणी—द्वेष व विभाजनाची शक्ती आमच्यापासून दूर हाकल. आम्ही स्तोत्रांनी तुझ्या समोर येतो; आम्हांला स्वीकार।
Word by Word
यावयत्drove away, repelled
यावयत्:
Kriyā (finite verb of the clause)
TypeVerb
Rootयावय (यु/यौ-प्रेरणे; caus.)
द्वेषसम्hatred; the hating (hostile) one/thing
द्वेषसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्वेषस् (प्रातिपदिक) < √द्विष् (द्वेषे)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (अस्मद्-युष्मद् सर्वनाम)
चिकित्वित्the wise one; the discerning
चिकित्वित्:
Kartā (as an epithet of the subject addressed)
TypeAdjective
Rootचिकित्वस्/चिकित्वत् (प्रातिपदिक) < √चित् (अवबोधने) (intensive/perfect-based adj.)
सूनृतावरिO best in true speech (truth-speaking one)
सूनृतावरि:
Sambodhana (address)
TypeNoun (vocative compound address)
Rootसूनृता (प्रातिपदिक) + वरि (voc. of वरिन्/वरि ‘best/choice’ used as address)
प्रतिtowards; in return; in response
प्रति:
— (modifies the verb/act of responding)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति
स्तोमैःwith praises; with hymns
स्तोमैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक) < √स्तु (स्तुतौ)
अभूत्became; was
अभूत्:
Kriyā (finite verb)
TypeVerb
Root√भू (सत्तायाम्)
स्महिwe
स्महि:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (enclitic pronoun form)
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