Rig Veda 4.44.4: Mandala 4, Sukta 44, Mantra 4
Sukta 4.44
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
हिरण्ययेन पुरुभू रथेनेमं यज्ञं नासत्योप यातम् । पिबाथ इन्मधुनः सोम्यस्य दधथो रत्नं विधते जनाय ॥
Transliteration
hiraṇyáyena purubhū́ ráthene máṁ yajñáṁ nāsatyópa yātam | pibā́thaḥ ín mádhunaḥ somyásya dádhatho rátnam vidhaté jánāya ||
Translation
हिरण्ययेन पुरुभू रथेन, हे नासत्यौ, इमं यज्ञम् उप यातम्। पिबाथ इन्मधुनः सोम्यस्य; दधथो रत्नं विधते जनाय।
Word by Word
हिरण्ययेनwith/by the golden
हिरण्ययेन:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्यय (प्रातिपदिक) < हिरण्य
पुरुभूO much-being/mighty one (epithet)
पुरुभू:
(Sambodhana; not a kāraka)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootपुरुभू (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-स्वरूप) < पुरु + भू
रथेनwith the chariot
रथेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
इमम्this
इमम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञम्sacrifice, rite
यज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
नासत्याO Nāsatyas (Aśvins)
नासत्या:
(Sambodhana; not a kāraka)
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootनासत्य (प्रातिपदिक; अश्विनौ)
उपnear, hither
उप:
(verb-modifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यातम्come, drive (hither)!
यातम्:
(main verb; addressed to deities)
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
पिबाथःdrink (you two)!
पिबाथः:
(main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पिबति) (धातु)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
(particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात/अव्यय)
मधुनःof sweetness / of honey
मधुनः:
(genitive relation to ‘सोम्यस्य’ / drink)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
सोम्यस्यof the Soma(-like), of Soma
सोम्यस्य:
(genitive relation)
TypeAdjective
Rootसोम्य (प्रातिपदिक) < सोम
दधथःyou two place/give
दधथः:
(main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
रत्नम्treasure, gift
रत्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
विधतेto the worshipper/ordainer (sacrificer)
विधते:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (agentive)
Rootविधत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘विधत्’ = यजमान/यजक, worshipper) < √धा/√विध् (विधाने)
जनायto the man/people
जनाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
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