Rig Veda 1.72.4 — Mandala 1, Sukta 72, Mantra 4
Sukta 1.72
Rishi: Parāśara Śāktya
Devata: Agni (with Rudra-force as auxiliary transformative energy)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ रोदसी बृहती वेविदानाः प्र रुद्रिया जभ्रिरे यज्ञियासः । विदन्मर्तो नेमधिता चिकित्वानग्निं पदे परमे तस्थिवांसम् ॥
Transliteration
ā ródasī bṛhatī́ vevidānā́ḥ prá rudriyā́ jabhrire yajñiyā́saḥ | vidán márto nemadhitā́ cikitvān agníṃ padé paramé tasthivā́ṃsam ||
Translation
बृहती रोदसी विदानाः प्रति यज्ञियासः रुद्रियं बलम् प्र जभ्रिरे। चिकित्वान् मर्त्यः नेमधिता-स्थापनया विदन्—परमे पदे तस्थिवांसम् अग्निम्।
Word by Word
आtowards; unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
रोदसीthe two worlds (Heaven and Earth)
रोदसी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (प्रातिपदिक; dual of रोदस्)
बृहतीgreat, lofty
बृहती:
Kartā (agreeing adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहती (प्रातिपदिक; from बृहत्)
वेविदानाःhaving found/attained; having come to know
वेविदानाः:
Kartā (agreeing participle)
TypeParticiple
Root√विद् (विदँ ‘to know/find’) → वेविदान (intensive/perfect participial base)
प्रforth; forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
रुद्रियाःRudra-like; belonging to Rudra (the Maruts)
रुद्रियाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootरुद्रिय (प्रातिपदिक; from रुद्र)
जभ्रिरेthey have brought; they bore
जभ्रिरे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भृञ् ‘to bear, bring’) with reduplication (perfect)
यज्ञियासःworthy of sacrifice; fit for worship
यज्ञियासः:
Kartā (agreeing adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootयज्ञिय (प्रातिपदिक; from यज्ञ)
विदन्he knew; he found out
विदन्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (विदँ ‘to know’)
मर्तःa mortal
मर्तः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
नेमधिताwell-established; duly set/ordered
नेमधिता:
Kartā (agreeing adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootनेमधित (प्रातिपदिक; Vedic, ‘one who has set/placed/assigned’)
चिकित्वान्wise; discerning
चिकित्वान्:
Kartā (agreeing participle)
TypeParticiple
Root√चित् (चिती ‘to perceive, notice, understand’) → चिकित्वांस् (perfect participle)
अग्निम्Agni (fire)
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
पदेin the place/footstep
पदे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपद (प्रातिपदिक)
परमेhighest; supreme
परमे:
Adhikaraṇa (agreeing adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम (प्रातिपदिक)
तस्थिवांसम्standing; having taken his stand
तस्थिवांसम्:
Karma (agreeing participle with अग्निम्)
TypeParticiple
Root√स्था (ष्ठा ‘to stand’) → तस्थिवांस् (perfect participle)
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