Rig Veda 4.36.4: Mandala 4, Sukta 36, Mantra 4

Sukta 4.36

Rishi: Rbhus cycle poet

Devata: Rbhus (including Śruṣṭī, Vāja, Vibhu as named powers)

Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

एकं वि चक्र चमसं चतुर्वयं निश्चर्मणो गामरिणीत धीतिभिः । अथा देवेष्वमृतत्वमानश श्रुष्टी वाजा ऋभवस्तद्व उक्थ्यम् ॥

Transliteration

ékaṃ ví cakra camasáṃ catúrvayaṃ níś carmaṇó gā́m ariṇīta dhītíbhíḥ | áthā devéṣv amṛtatvám ānaśa śruśṭī́ vājā ṛbhavas tád va ukthyàm ||

Translation

Satu cawan kamu jadikan empat; dan daripada kulit kamu menzahirkan Sapi (Gau) dengan daya fikiranmu. Lalu kamu meraih keabadian di kalangan para dewa. Wahai Śruṣṭī, Vāja, dan para Ṛbhu—itulah perbuatanmu yang layak dipuji dalam nyanyian suci.

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Word by Word

• एकम्: one (single)
• एकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective/Pronoun-like numeral
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)

• वि: apart, asunder, in various ways
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• चक्र: (he/they) made, fashioned
• चक्र: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + (लिट्/परस्मैपद; वैदिक रूप)

• चमसम्: cup, beaker (soma-cup)
• चमसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चमस (प्रातिपदिक)

• चतुर्वयम्: fourfold, of four parts
• चतुर्वयम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + वय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having age/measure’ → ‘fourfold’)

• निः: out, forth
• निः: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: निः (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• चर्मणः: from (the) hide/skin
• चर्मणः: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• गाम्: the cow
• गाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)

• अरीणीत: he set in motion / he brought forth
• अरीणीत: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: ऋ/अर् (धातु ‘to move/raise/set in motion’; caus./intens. वैदिक प्रयोग)

• धीतिभिः: with insights, with inspired thoughts
• धीतिभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: धीति (प्रातिपदिक < धा/धी ‘thought, insight’)

• अथ: then, thereafter
• अथ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)

• देवेषु: among the gods
• देवेषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• अमृतत्वम्: immortality
• अमृतत्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (abstract)
• Root: अमृतत्व (प्रातिपदिक < अमृत + त्व)

• आनश: he attained, won
• आनश: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु ‘to attain, reach’) + आ- (उपसर्ग)

• श्रुष्टी: obedient service / attentive readiness
• श्रुष्टी: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘obedience/ready service’)

• वाजाः: prizes, strengths, winnings
• वाजाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज (प्रातिपदिक)

• ऋभवः: the Rbhus (divine artisans)
• ऋभवः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (proper/tribal name)
• Root: ऋभु (प्रातिपदिक)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वः: of you / your
• वः: Sampradāna (possessive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• उक्थ्यम्: praiseworthy; fit for recitation (as an uktha)
• उक्थ्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective/Noun
• Root: उक्थ्य (प्रातिपदिक < उक्थ ‘hymn’)