Rig Veda 4.16.18: Mandala 4, Sukta 16, Mantra 18
Sukta 4.16
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
भुवोऽविता वामदेवस्य धीनां भुवः सखावृको वाजसातौ । त्वामनु प्रमतिमा जगन्मोरुशंसो जरित्रे विश्वध स्याः ॥
Transliteration
bhúvo ’vitā́ vā́madevasya dhīnā́ṃ bhúvaḥ sákḥā́vṛko vā́ja-sātau | tvā́m ánu prámatim ā́ jaganma urúśaṃso jaritré viśvádha syāḥ ||
Translation
भुवोऽविता वामदेवस्य धीनां भुवः सखावृको वाजसातौ। त्वामनु प्रमतिमा जगन्मोरुशंसो जरित्रे विश्वधा स्याः॥
Word by Word
भुवःin the world; in existence
भुवः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootभू (भुवस्-)
अविताprotector; helper
अविता:
Kartā
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootअवितृ (√अव् ‘रक्षणे’)
वामदेवस्यof Vāmadeva
वामदेवस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootवामदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
धीनाम्of the thoughts/insights
धीनाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootधी (प्रातिपदिक)
भुवःin the world; in existence
भुवः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootभू (भुवस्-)
सखाfriend; companion
सखा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक)
वृकःwolf (metaphor: fierce one)
वृकः:
Kartā (apposition to सखा)
TypeNoun
Rootवृक (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजसातौin the winning of prize/strength (in the contest for booty)
वाजसातौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवाजसाति (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुafter; along; following
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
प्रमतिम्guidance; wise intent; counsel
प्रमतिम्:
Karma (with अनु)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रमति (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards; unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
जगन्माlet (me) not go astray / do not let (me) wander (lit. ‘moving—do not’)
जगन्मा:
—
TypeCompound/particle phrase
Root√गम् (जगन्- ‘going, moving’ as kṛdanta-stem) + मा (अव्यय)
उरुशंसःwide-praised; of far-reaching fame
उरुशंसः:
Kartā (predicate epithet)
TypeAdjective/Noun (epithet)
Rootउरुशंस (प्रातिपदिक: उरु ‘wide’ + शंस ‘praise’)
जरित्रेto the singer/praiser
जरित्रे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootजरितृ (√गॄ/√जर् ‘स्तुतौ’)
विश्वधाin every way; wholly
विश्वधा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविश्वधा (अव्यय; विश्व + धा)
स्याःmay you be
स्याः:
Kartā (implicit ‘त्वम्’)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू-अर्थे) / √भू (optative of ‘to be’)
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