Rig Veda 4.10.5: Mandala 4, Sukta 10, Mantra 5
Sukta 4.10
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional attribution for RV 4.10)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; confirm by metrical scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तव स्वादिष्ठाग्ने संदृष्टिरिदा चिदह्न इदा चिदक्तोः । श्रिये रुक्मो न रोचत उपाके ॥
Transliteration
táva svádiṣṭhāgne sáṃdṛṣṭir idā́ cid áhna idā́ cid aktóḥ | śríye rukmó ná rocat upā́ke ||
Translation
โอ อัคนีผู้มีรสอันหวานยิ่ง การเห็นอันสมบูรณ์ของท่านส่องสว่างอยู่ใกล้มือ—ทั้งกลางวันและกลางคืน ดุจเครื่องประดับทองคำที่เปล่งประกาย เพื่อเพิ่มพูนสิริและความกลมกลืน
Word by Word
तवof you / your
तव:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → त्वद्
स्वादिष्ठmost sweet / most pleasant
स्वादिष्ठ:
विशेषण (qualifier of संबोधन)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वादु (प्रातिपदिक) + इष्ठ (तमप्-प्रत्यय; superlative)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
संदृष्टिःappearance; sight; manifestation
संदृष्टिः:
कर्तृ/विषय (subject: ‘appearance/vision’)
TypeNoun
Rootसम् + √दृश् (दर्शन) → दृष्टि (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक)
इदाjust here; indeed; now
इदा:
सम्बन्ध/निपात (discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद्/इदम्-सम्बद्ध अव्यय (Vedic particle)
चित्even; indeed
चित्:
निपात (emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
अह्नःof the day
अह्नः:
अधिकरण-सम्बन्ध (temporal: ‘of the day’)
TypeNoun
Rootअहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
इदाjust here; indeed
इदा:
निपात
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद्/इदम्-सम्बद्ध अव्यय (Vedic particle)
चित्even
चित्:
निपात (emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
अक्तोःof the night
अक्तोः:
अधिकरण-सम्बन्ध (temporal: ‘of the night’)
TypeNoun
Rootअक्ति (स्त्री. ‘night/darkness’; from √अञ्ज्/√अक्? Vedic noun) / Vedic form अक्तु-
श्रियेfor splendor / for prosperity
श्रिये:
सम्प्रदान (for the sake of)
TypeNoun
Rootश्री (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक)
रुक्मःa golden ornament; gold
रुक्मः:
कर्तृ/उपमान-विषय (subject; also compared)
TypeNoun
Rootरुक्म (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
उपमान-चिह्न
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-निपात)
रोचतshines; is radiant
रोचत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√रुच् (दीप्तौ) → रोचते
उपाकेin the vicinity; nearby
उपाके:
अधिकरण (location)
TypeNoun
Rootउप + अञ्च्/अक्? → उपाक (प्रातिपदिक ‘nearness, vicinity’)
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