Rig Veda 6.9.4: Mandala 6, Sukta 9, Mantra 4
Sukta 6.9
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional)
Devata: Agni (Hotṛ), inner light among mortals
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अयं होता प्रथमः पश्यतेममिदं ज्योतिरमृतं मर्त्येषु । अयं स जज्ञे ध्रुव आ निषत्तोऽमर्त्यस्तन्वा वर्धमानः ॥
Transliteration
ayáṃ hótā prathamáḥ páśyate mám idáṃ jyótir amṛ́taṃ mártyeṣu | ayáṃ sá jajñe dhrúvá ā́ ni-sattó 'mártyas tanvā́ vardhamā́naḥ ||
Translation
Este é o Hotṛ, o primeiro a contemplar isto: esta Luz imortal entre os mortais. Este é ele: nascido e firmemente assentado, imortal, crescendo por seu próprio corpo, por sua presença em nós.
Word by Word
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
होताthe Hotṛ-priest / invoker
होता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Root√हु (जुहोति) → होतृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रथमःfirst
प्रथमः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
पश्यतेsees
पश्यते:
Karma
TypeVerb
Root√पश् (पश्यति)
इमम्this
इमम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ज्योतिःlight
ज्योतिः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृतम्immortal / deathless
अमृतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्त्येषुamong mortals
मर्त्येषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जज्ञेwas born / has been born
जज्ञे:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जायते)
ध्रुवःfirm / steadfast
ध्रुवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, down (as preverb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
निषत्तःseated / having sat down
निषत्तः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√सद् (सीदति) + नि (उपसर्ग) → निषद्; क्त (निषत्त)
अमर्त्यःimmortal
अमर्त्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootअमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
तन्वाwith (his) body / in person
तन्वा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक)
वर्धमानःgrowing / increasing
वर्धमानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√वृध् (वर्धते) → वर्धमान (शतृ-प्रत्यय, वर्तमान कृदन्त)
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