Rig Veda 4.2.14: Mandala 4, Sukta 2, Mantra 14
Sukta 4.2
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अधा ह यद्वयमग्ने त्वाया पड्भिर्हस्तेभिश्चकृमा तनूभिः । रथं न क्रन्तो अपसा भुरिजोॠतं येमुः सुध्य आशुषाणाः ॥
Transliteration
adhā́ ha yád vayám agne tvāyā́ paṭ-bhír hástebhiś cakṛmā́ tanū́bhiḥ | ráthaṃ ná krántaḥ ápasā bhuríjo ṛtáṃ yémuḥ su-dhyá āśuṣāṇā́ḥ ||
Translation
अथ ह यद्वयं, अग्ने, त्वाय पद्भिर्हस्तैश्च तनूभिश्च कर्म चकृम—रथं न क्रन्तोऽपसा—सुधिय आशुषाणाः ऋतं दृढं येमुः।
Word by Word
अधाthen, thereafter
अधा:
Adhikaraṇa (काल/अनुक्रम-निर्देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
हindeed, surely
ह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह (निपात)
यत्when/that which
यत्:
— (सम्बन्ध/यत्-तत्-सम्बन्ध)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वयम्we
वयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वायyou
त्वाय:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पड्भिःwith (our) feet/steps
पड्भिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपद् (प्रातिपदिक)
हस्तेभिःwith (our) hands
हस्तेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootहस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
चकृमाwe have made/done
चकृमा:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
तनूभिःwith (our) bodies/persons
तनूभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक)
रथम्a chariot
रथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-निपात)
क्रन्तःstriding/advancing
क्रन्तः:
Kartā (सह-कर्तृवाचक)
TypeParticiple
Rootक्रम् (धातु) → क्रन्त् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अपसाby work/with effort
अपसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
भुरिजःstrong, vigorous (lit. broad/abundant)
भुरिजः:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootभुरिज् (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतम्ṛta; the true/cosmic order
ऋतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
येमुःthey held/kept/maintained
येमुः:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (धातु)
सुध्यःgood-minded, wise
सुध्यः:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुधि (प्रातिपदिक)
आशुषाणाःhastening, eager/impetuous
आशुषाणाः:
Kartā (सह-कर्तृवाचक)
TypeParticiple
Rootआ-शु (धातु) → आशुषाण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
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