Rig Veda 6.4.4 — Mandala 6, Sukta 4, Mantra 4
Sukta 6.4
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya)
Devata: Agni (as indwelling king and giver of strength/food/path)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वद्मा हि सूनो अस्यद्मसद्वा चक्रे अग्निर्जनुषाज्मान्नम् । स त्वं न ऊर्जसन ऊर्जं धा राजेव जेरवृके क्षेष्यन्तः ॥
Transliteration
vadmā́ hí sūno ásy adma-sádvā cakré agnír jánuṣā́jmā́nnam | sá tvaṃ na ūrja-sana ūrjáṃ dhā rājéva jeḥ avṛké kṣeṣy ántaḥ ||
Translation
ହେ ପୁତ୍ର, ତୁମେ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଆମ ଗୃହରେ ବସୁଥିବା ଜନ; ଅଗ୍ନି ଜନ୍ମରୁ ହିଁ ଆମର ଅନ୍ନ ଓ ଆମର ପଥ ଗଢ଼ିଛନ୍ତି। ତେଣୁ, ହେ ଊର୍ଜା-ସ୍ଥାପକ, ଆମ ଭିତରେ ଊର୍ଜା ସ୍ଥାପନ କର; ବିଜୟୀ ରାଜା ପରି, ବୃକ-ରହିତ (ନିର୍ଭୟ) ସ୍ଥାନରେ ଆମ ଅନ୍ତରେ ବସ।
Word by Word
वद्माtwo utterances / (our) words of praise
वद्मा:
Karma (स्तुति/वचन को ‘करते/रचते’ के रूप में) अथवा वाक्य-प्रस्ताव (object-like)
TypeNoun
Rootवद्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; √वद् ‘वद्/वच्’ से) अथवा नपुंसक ‘वद्मन्’ = वचन/स्तुति
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
सूनोO son
सूनो:
सम्बोधन (address)
TypeNoun
Rootसूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof this / his
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अद्मसद्वाO eater-and-sitter (i.e., the one who consumes the offering and takes his seat at the rite)
अद्मसद्वा:
सम्बोधन/विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootअद्मसद्वन् (प्रातिपदिक; वेदिक समास/उपाधि)
चक्रेhas made / has fashioned
चक्रे:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे)
अग्निःAgni
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
जनुषाby birth, innately
जनुषा:
Karaṇa/Hetu (by birth, by nature)
TypeNoun
Rootजनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अज्मान्नम्the stone(-like) / the rock; (contextually) the hard obstacle
अज्मान्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअज्मान्न (प्रातिपदिक; वेदिक रूप, ‘अज्मन्’/‘अश्मन्’ से संबद्ध ‘पत्थर/शिला’ अथवा ‘पथ’ अर्थ-परंपरा)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā (अनुवर्ती वाक्य में)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Kartā (आदेश/प्रार्थना में संबोधित कर्ता)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःto us / our
नः:
Sampradāna (to us) / सम्बन्ध (our)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ऊर्जसनO strength / O nourishment
ऊर्जसन:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्जस् (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊर्जम्strength, nourishment
ऊर्जम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्ज्/ऊर्जस् (प्रातिपदिक)
धाplace, bestow
धा:
Kriyā (आदेश)
TypeVerb
Root√धा (धारणे/स्थापने)
राजाa king
राजा:
Kartā (उपमान-वाक्य में)
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (उपमा-निपात)
जेरवृकेamong the wolf-less (i.e., safe) [people/settlement]
जेरवृके:
Adhikaraṇa (where/among)
TypeAdjective
Rootजेरवृक (प्रातिपदिक; वेदिक समास/विशेषण)
क्षेषिyou dwell / you abide
क्षेषि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√क्षि (निवासे/क्षये)
अन्तःwithin, in the interior
अन्तः:
Adhikaraṇa (within)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्तर् (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्)
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