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Rig Veda 4.18.4: Mandala 4, Sukta 18, Mantra 4

Sukta 4.18

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify in critical edition)

किं स ऋधक्कृणवद्यं सहस्रं मासो जभार शरदश्च पूर्वीः । नही न्वस्य प्रतिमानमस्त्यन्तर्जातेषूत ये जनित्वाः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.18.4

kím sá ṛ́dhak kṛṇavad yáṃ sahásraṃ mā́sō jabhā́ra śáradaś ca pūrvī́ḥ | nahī́ nv asya prati-mā́nam ásty antár jātéṣūta yé jánitvāḥ ||

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किम्what?
किम्:
Karma (प्रश्नरूपेण)
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रश्न-सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ऋधक्separately, apart
ऋधक्:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऋधक् (अव्यय)
कृणवत्did, made
कृणवत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
यम्whom/which
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सहस्रम्a thousand
सहस्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
मासःmonth
मासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमास (प्रातिपदिक)
जभारbore, carried, brought
जभार:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धातु)
शरदःautumns, years
शरदः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशरद् (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
(समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
पूर्वीःmany/former, earlier
पूर्वीः:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
(निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध-अव्यय)
हिindeed, for
हि:
(निपात/हेतौ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
नुnow, indeed
नु:
(निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (अव्यय)
अस्यof him/this
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतिमानम्counterpart, equal, measure
प्रतिमानम्:
Kartā (अस्ति इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतिमान (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तिis
अस्ति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
अन्तर्जातेषुamong those born within/inside
अन्तर्जातेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्तर्जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; अन्तर् + जात, √जन्)
उतand also
उत:
(समुच्चय/विकल्प)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (अव्यय)
येwho
ये:
Kartā (जनित्वाः इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जनित्वाःhaving been born
जनित्वाः:
(पूर्वकाल-क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerbal derivative
Root√जन् (धातु) → जनित्व (क्त्वान्त/तुमुनादि-निष्पन्नः; here: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्तः)

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