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

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• घा: indeed / surely
• घा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: घा

• स: he
• स: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: स

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• अपः: waters
• अपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्

• जोषम्: enjoyment / satisfaction
• जोषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जोष

• जभार: bore / carried / brought
• जभार: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भृ

• अभीमास: fearsome / formidable
• अभीमास: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभीमास

• त्वक्षसा: with strength / with vigor
• त्वक्षसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वक्षस्

• वीर्येण: with heroic power
• वीर्येण: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य

• ईर्मा: set in motion / impelled
• ईर्मा: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ईर्

• पुरंधिः: Purandhi (personified Abundance/Providence)
• पुरंधिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरंधि

• अजहात्: left / abandoned
• अजहात्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हा

• अरातीः: hostilities / harms / enemies’ malice
• अरातीः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अराति

• उत: and / also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

• वातान्: winds
• वातान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात

• अतरत्: crossed over / passed through
• अतरत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तॄ

• शूशुवानः: having grown strong / having become vigorous
• शूशुवानः: Kartā
• Type: Participle
• Root: √श्वि/√शु (intens./perf. stem शूशुव-)