Rig Veda 1.65.4 — Mandala 1, Sukta 65, Mantra 4
Sukta 1.65
Rishi: Gautama Rāhūgaṇa
Devata: Agni (probable; waters nourishing the hidden fire is a common Agni motif)
Chandas: Uncertain from excerpt; full hymn needed
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वर्धन्तीमापः पन्वा सुशिश्विमृतस्य योना गर्भे सुजातम् ॥
Transliteration
várdhantīm ā́paḥ panvā́ suśíśvim ṛtásya yónā gárbhe sujā́tam ||
Translation
वर्धन्तीमापः पन्वा सुशिश्विम्—ऋतस्य योनौ गर्भे सुजातं तम् वर्धयन्ति। सत्यऋतस्य गुह्याद् दोलात् दैवी शक्तिरुदेति, पोष्यते च।
Word by Word
वर्धन्तीम्increasing, causing to grow
वर्धन्तीम्:
कर्म (object-qualifier: ‘(him) increasing’)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootवर्ध् (dhātu) → वर्धन्ती (kṛdanta/prātipadika)
ईम्indeed, just, him (enclitic emphasis)
ईम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम् (particle)
आपःthe waters
आपः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootआप् (prātipadika)
पन्वाactive, stirring; in motion
पन्वा:
कर्तृ-विशेषण / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootपन्वन् (prātipadika; ‘active, stirring’)
सुशिश्विम्well-kindled, blazing
सुशिश्विम्:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + शिश्वि (prātipadika; ‘bright/flaming, well-kindled’)
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order/truth)
ऋतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: of …)
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (prātipadika)
योनौin the womb/seat/source
योनौ:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि (prātipadika)
गर्भेin the embryo, in the womb
गर्भे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ (prātipadika)
सुजातम्well-born, nobly born
सुजातम्:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective (past participle)
Rootसु- + जात (kṛdanta from √जन् ‘to be born’)
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