Rig Veda 4.26.4: Mandala 4, Sukta 26, Mantra 4

Sukta 4.26

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama

Devata: Śyena/Soma-bringing power (with Maruts as contextual powers)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र सु ष विभ्यो मरुतो विरस्तु प्र श्येनः श्येनेभ्य आशुपत्वा । अचक्रया यत्स्वधया सुपर्णो हव्यं भरन्मनवे देवजुष्टम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.26.4

Transliteration

prá su ṣá vibhyo marúto vír astu prá śyénaḥ śyénebhya āśu-pátvā | acakráyā yát svadháyā suparṇó havyáṃ bháran mánave deva-júṣṭam ||

Translation

Maju, sesungguhnya, biarlah ia terpisah daripada kamu, wahai Marut; maju sang helang daripada para helang, pantas sayapnya. Tatkala, tanpa roda, dengan kuasanya sendiri, sang bersayap indah membawa persembahan bagi Manu—havis yang dikasihi para dewa.

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Word by Word

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग) / प्र (अव्यय)

• सु: well, swiftly, excellently
• सु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)

• षु: quickly, indeed (Vedic particle)
• षु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: षु (अव्यय)

• विभ्यः: from the cleavers/splitters; from the (host) ‘vibhis’ (Marut-like beings)
• विभ्यः: Apādāna (abl.) / सम्बन्ध (gen.)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग) + भि (धातु, भिनत्ति/भिनद् ‘to split, pierce’) → विभि- (प्रातिपदिक) / अथवा ‘विभि’ (वेदिक-नाम)

• मरुतः: the Maruts
• मरुतः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• विः: apart, widely (particle)
• विः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग) / विः (अव्यय/निपात, वेदिक)

• अस्तु: let there be / may it be
• अस्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु ‘to be’)

• प्र: forth
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• श्येनः: the falcon/eagle
• श्येनः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्येन (प्रातिपदिक)

• श्येनेभ्यः: to/for the falcons; from the falcons
• श्येनेभ्यः: Sampradāna (dat.) / Apādāna (abl.)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्येन (प्रातिपदिक)

• आशुपत्वा: swift-winged / flying swiftly
• आशुपत्वा: —
• Type: Adjective (indeclinable formation used adverbially)
• Root: आशु (प्रातिपदिक ‘swift’) + पत् (धातु ‘to fly’) → आशुपत् (बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष) + -त्वा (अव्ययीभाव/तुमुन्-सदृश क्त्वा)

• अचक्रया: without a wheel; wheel-less (as means)
• अचक्रया: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ- (नञ्) + चक्र (प्रातिपदिक ‘wheel’) → अचक्र (adj.)

• यत्: which, what (that)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• स्वधया: by (his) own power/impulse; by svadhā
• स्वधया: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधा (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुपर्णः: the fair-winged one (bird)
• सुपर्णः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: सुपर्ण (प्रातिपदिक; सु+पर्ण)

• हव्यम्: the oblation, offering
• हव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• भरन्: carrying, bearing
• भरन्: Kartā (as qualifier of agent) / क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: भृ (धातु ‘to bear, carry’) → भरत्/भरन् (शतृ-प्रत्यय)

• मनवे: to Manu (for mankind)
• मनवे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवजुष्टम्: favored/approved by the gods
• देवजुष्टम्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + जुष्ट (√जुष् ‘to enjoy, favor’ क्त) → देवजुष्ट (adj.)