Rig Veda 4.25.1: Mandala 4, Sukta 25, Mantra 1
Sukta 4.25
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional for RV 4.25)
Devata: Indra (with Agni as ritual locus; Soma as offering-power)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
को अद्य नर्यो देवकाम उशन्निन्द्रस्य सख्यं जुजोष । को वा महेऽवसे पार्याय समिद्धे अग्नौ सुतसोम ईट्टे ॥
Transliteration
kó adyá naryo devákāma uśán índrasya sakhyáṃ jujoṣa | kó vā mahé’vase pā́ryāya samíddhe agnáu sutásoma īṭṭe ||
Translation
कोऽद्य नर्यो देवकाम उशन्निन्द्रस्य सख्यं जुजोष? को वा महेऽवसे पार्याय समिद्धेऽग्नौ सुतसोम ईट्टे?
Word by Word
कःwho?
कः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रश्नसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
नर्यःmanly, heroic
नर्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootनर्य (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; नर-सम्बद्ध)
देवकामःdesiring the gods / god-loving
देवकामः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootदेवकाम (समास-प्रातिपदिक: देव + काम)
उशन्desiring, wishing
उशन्:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Rootवश्/उश् (धातु; ‘इच्छ्/काम्’ अर्थे) → उशत्/उशन् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सख्यम्friendship, companionship
सख्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य (प्रातिपदिक; सखि-भाव)
जुजोषhas enjoyed/accepted, has taken delight in
जुजोष:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootजुष् (धातु; ‘सेव्/तुष्/प्री’ अर्थे)
कःwho?
कः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रश्नसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
महेfor great
महे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective
Rootमह्/महत् (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
अवसेfor help, for aid
अवसे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सहायता/रक्षा’)
पार्यायfor the course/turn; for the way (aid in the passage)
पार्याय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootपार्याय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘परि-आय’ से ‘क्रम/पर्याय/मार्ग’)
समिद्धेwhen kindled, in the kindled (fire)
समिद्धे:
अधिकरण
TypeParticiple
Rootसम्-इन्ध् (धातु; ‘दीप्/प्रज्वल्’) → समिद्ध (भूतकृदन्त)
अग्नौin Agni, in the fire
अग्नौ:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
सुतसोमःone who has pressed Soma / with Soma pressed
सुतसोमः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसुतसोम (समास-प्रातिपदिक: सुत + सोम)
ईट्टेpraises, invokes
ईट्टे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootईड्/ईळ् (धातु; ‘स्तु/यज्/प्रार्थय्’ अर्थे)
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