Rig Veda 4.17.9: Mandala 4, Sukta 17, Mantra 9
Sukta 4.17
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अयं वृतश्चातयते समीचीर्य आजिषु मघवा शृण्व एकः । अयं वाजं भरति यं सनोत्यस्य प्रियासः सख्ये स्याम ॥
Transliteration
ayáṃ vṛ́taś cātayate samīcī́r yá ā́jiṣu maghávā śṛṇvá ékaḥ | ayáṃ vā́jaṃ bharati yáṃ sanóty asyá priyā́saḥ sakhyé syāma ||
Translation
अयं वृतश्चातयते समीचीर्य आ जिषु मघवा शृण्व एकः। अयं वाजं भरति यं सनोत्यस्य प्रियासः सख्ये स्याम॥
Word by Word
अयम्this (he)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वृतःcovered; obstructed
वृतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√वृ (वरणे) → वृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
चातयतेdrives away; cleaves
चातयते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√चातय्/√चत् (चातने/छेदने; ‘to split, drive away’)
समीचीःthe straight/right (paths/ways)
समीचीः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसमीचि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘straight/true/right’)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आजिषुin battles/contests
आजिषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootआजी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘race, contest, battle’)
मघवाthe bountiful one (Indra)
मघवा:
Kartā
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bountiful, generous’)
शृण्वेis famed/heard; is renowned
शृण्वे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√श्रु (श्रवणे)
एकःalone; single
एकः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
अयम्this (he)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाजम्the prize; victory
वाजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक; ‘prize, strength, food, victory’)
भरतिbrings; bears
भरति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरणे)
यम्which; whom
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सनोतिwins; gains
सनोति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√सन्/√सन्ु (सने/लाभे; ‘to win, gain’)
अस्यof him; his
अस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रियासःdear ones; favorites
प्रियासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
सख्येin friendship
सख्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘friendship, alliance’)
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू; ‘to be’) → स्या- (विधिलिङ्-आदेश)
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