Rig Veda 4.27.2: Mandala 4, Sukta 27, Mantra 2
Sukta 4.27
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional)
Devata: Soma/Śyena cycle with Purandhi as support-power
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
न घा स मामप जोषं जभाराभीमास त्वक्षसा वीर्येण । ईर्मा पुरंधिरजहादरातीरुत वाताँ अतरच्छूशुवानः ॥
Transliteration
ná ghā sá mām ápa jóṣaṃ jabhārābhímāsa tvákṣasā vīryèṇa | ī́rmā puráṃdhir ajahād árātīr utá vātā́m̐ atarat śū́śuvānaḥ ||
Translation
न घा स मामपजोषं जभार; अपि तु भीमास त्वक्षसा वीर्येण च मामभ्यधत्त। अथ पुरन्धिररातीः परित्यज्य, शूशुवानः सन् वातानत्यरिच्छम्—प्राणवातस्य चञ्चलगतिं परीत्य स्थिरं महद्वैभवं प्राप्नुवन्।
Word by Word
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
घाindeed / surely
घा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootघा
सhe
स:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootस
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अपःwaters
अपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
जोषम्enjoyment / satisfaction
जोषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजोष
जभारbore / carried / brought
जभार:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भृ
अभीमासfearsome / formidable
अभीमास:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअभीमास
त्वक्षसाwith strength / with vigor
त्वक्षसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootत्वक्षस्
वीर्येणwith heroic power
वीर्येण:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवीर्य
ईर्माset in motion / impelled
ईर्मा:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ईर्
पुरंधिःPurandhi (personified Abundance/Providence)
पुरंधिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपुरंधि
अजहात्left / abandoned
अजहात्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√हा
अरातीःhostilities / harms / enemies’ malice
अरातीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअराति
उतand / also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
वातान्winds
वातान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवात
अतरत्crossed over / passed through
अतरत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√तॄ
शूशुवानःhaving grown strong / having become vigorous
शूशुवानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√श्वि/√शु (intens./perf. stem शूशुव-)
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