Rig Veda 6.4.1: Mandala 6, Sukta 4, Mantra 1
Sukta 6.4
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya)
Devata: Agni (Hotṛ, deva-tātā)
Chandas: Trishtubh (typical for Agni hymns in this section)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यथा होतर्मनुषो देवताता यज्ञेभिः सूनो सहसो यजासि । एवा नो अद्य समना समानानुशन्नग्न उशतो यक्षि देवान् ॥
Transliteration
yáthā hotar mánuṣo deva-tā́tā yajñébhīḥ sū́no sahaso yájāsi | evā́ no adyá samanā́ samānān uśánn agna uśató yakṣi devā́n ||
Translation
यथा होतः, मनुषो देवतातात, सहसः सूनो, यज्ञैर्मनवे यजसि; एव नः अद्य समानं समानानुशन्, अग्ने उशतः सन्ननु, देवान् यक्षि।
Word by Word
यथाjust as, as
यथा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
होतर्मनुषःO Hotar (Agni), of the man (Manu)
होतर्मनुषः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक) + मनुष् (प्रातिपदिक)
देवताताthe divine-ordinance / divine arrangement
देवताता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेवता-ता (प्रातिपदिक; देव + तात/ता)
यज्ञेभिःwith/through sacrifices
यज्ञेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
सूनोO son
सूनो:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
सहसःof might/strength (i.e., ‘son of strength’)
सहसः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootसहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
यजासिyou worship/sacrifice
यजासि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootयज् (धातु)
एवाthus, even so
एवा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय)
समनाthe assembly/meeting-place
समना:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसमन (प्रातिपदिक)
समानानुशन्praising in unison / with common praise
समानानुशन्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootसमान (प्रातिपदिक) + अनु + शंस्/शंस् (धातु) → (कृदन्त/विशेषणीय रूप)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
उशतःof the eager worshipper
उशतः:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootउशत् (कृदन्त; √वश्/उश् ‘इच्छ्/काम्’)
यक्षिworship! offer!
यक्षि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootयज् (धातु; वैदिक रूप ‘यक्षि’)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
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