Rig Veda 4.42.2: Mandala 4, Sukta 42, Mantra 2
Sukta 4.42
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (hymn RV 4.42 traditionally associated with Vāmadeva; dialogic/self-declaratory style)
Devata: Varuṇa (self-proclamation; royal aspect)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अहं राजा वरुणो मह्यं तान्यसुर्याणि प्रथमा धारयन्त । क्रतुं सचन्ते वरुणस्य देवा राजामि कृष्टेरुपमस्य वव्रेः ॥
Transliteration
aháṃ rājā́ váruṇo máhyaṃ tā́ny asuryā́ṇi prathamā́ dhārayanta | krátum sacante váruṇasya devā́ rājāmi kṛṣṭér upamásya vavréḥ ||
Translation
ମୁଁ ରାଜା ବରୁଣ; ମୋ ପାଇଁ ସେଇ ପ୍ରଥମ ‘ଆସୁର୍ୟ’ ଶକ୍ତିମାନେ ସେଇ ମହା କାର୍ଯ୍ୟଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ଧାରଣ କଲେ। ଦେବମାନେ ବରୁଣଙ୍କ କ୍ରତୁ (ସଙ୍କଳ୍ପ/ବିଧିବୁଦ୍ଧି)କୁ ଅନୁସରନ୍ତି; ପରମ ଆବରଣରେ ଆବୃତ ହୋଇ ମୁଁ ପ୍ରଜାମାନଙ୍କୁ ଶାସନ କରେ।
Word by Word
अहम्I
अहम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
राजाking
राजा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper/theonym)
Rootवरुण
मह्यम्to/for me
मह्यम्:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
तानिthose (things)
तानि:
कर्म
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootतद्
असुर्याणिasuric/lordly powers
असुर्याणि:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootअसुर्य (असुर + य)
प्रथमाthe first (one)
प्रथमा:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootप्रथम
धारयन्तthey held/maintained
धारयन्त:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootधृ
क्रतुम्resolve; sacred will; power of intention
क्रतुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु
सचन्तेthey accompany/attach themselves
सचन्ते:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootसच्
वरुणस्यof Varuṇa
वरुणस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun (proper/theonym)
Rootवरुण
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
राजामिI rule
राजामि:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootराज्
कृष्टेःof the people/settled community
कृष्टेः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्टि
उपमस्यof the most excellent/foremost
उपमस्य:
विशेषण-सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootउपम
वव्रेःof the chooser/protector (elect one)
वव्रेः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootवव्रि (from √वृ ‘to choose/cover’, Vedic noun)
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