Rig Veda 4.19.10: Mandala 4, Sukta 19, Mantra 10
Sukta 4.19
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify metrically)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र ते पूर्वाणि करणानि विप्राविद्वाँ आह विदुषे करांसि । यथायथा वृष्ण्यानि स्वगूर्तापांसि राजन्नर्याविवेषीः ॥
Transliteration
prá te pū́rvāṇi káraṇāni vipra āvidvā́n āha vidúṣe kárāṃsi | yáthā-yathā vṛ́ṣṇyāni sva-gū́rtā apā́ṃsi rā́jan naryā́ aviveṣīḥ ||
Translation
प्र ते पूर्वाणि करणानि प्रवक्ष्यामि; विप्राविद्वान् विदुषे ते करांसि आह। यथा यथा, राजन्, वृष्ण्यानि स्वगूर्तानि नर्याणि कर्माणि पुनःपुनः आविवेशीः, सर्वत्र च व्याप्तोऽभूः।
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
तेto you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (sarvanāman)
पूर्वाणिformer, earlier
पूर्वाणि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (prātipadika)
करणानिdeeds, acts
करणानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकरण (prātipadika; from √कृ)
विप्रO inspired poet/sage
विप्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (prātipadika)
विद्वान्knowing, wise
विद्वान्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootविद्वस् (prātipadika; kṛdanta from √विद्)
आहsaid, spoke
आह:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अह्/√आह् (perfect of √अह् ‘to say’)
विदुषेto the knowing one
विदुषे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootविद्वस् (prātipadika; kṛdanta from √विद्)
करांसिdeeds, performances
करांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकरांसि/करंसि (prātipadika; Vedic neut. pl. of ‘deed/act’, from √कृ)
यथा-यथाas…as; in whatever way
यथा-यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (avyaya)
वृष्ण्यानिmanly powers, heroic deeds
वृष्ण्यानि:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृष्ण्य (prātipadika)
स्वगूर्ताwell-praised / well-acclaimed
स्वगूर्ता:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वगूर्त (prātipadika)
आपांसिworks, labors
आपांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआपस्/आपन् (prātipadika; Vedic ‘work, activity’)
राजन्O king
राजन्:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (prātipadika)
अर्यO noble one
अर्य:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्य (prātipadika)
अविवेषीःyou entered upon / you attained
अविवेषीः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√विश् (with preverb अव-)
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