Rig Veda 4.6.9: Mandala 4, Sukta 6, Mantra 9

Sukta 4.6

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify in critical edition)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

तव त्ये अग्ने हरितो घृतस्ना रोहितास ऋज्वञ्चः स्वञ्चः । अरुषासो वृषण ऋजुमुष्का आ देवतातिमह्वन्त दस्माः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 4.6.9

Transliteration

táva tyé agne haríto ghṛtá-snā rohítāsa ṛjú-añcaḥ sv-áñcaḥ | aruṣā́so vṛ́ṣaṇa ṛjú-muṣkā ā́ devá-tātim ahvanta dasmā́ḥ ||

Translation

โอ้อัคนี ม้าอาชาไนยสีน้ำตาลทองเหล่านั้นเป็นของท่าน ชโลมด้วยฆี—แดงเรื่อ ตรงไป และหันถูกทาง. เหล่าผู้มีสีอรุณ ผู้ทรงพลัง มีความเป็นชายมั่นคง เรียกหมู่เทพให้มาชุมนุม; การกระทำของเขาน่าอัศจรรย์ยิ่ง

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• तव: of you / your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (possessive/genitival)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (त्वद्)

• त्ये: those
• त्ये: कर्तृ (with implied verb ‘are/come’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: अग्नि

• हरितः: the tawny/greenish (steeds)
• हरितः: कर्तृ (subject; horses)
• Type: Adjective (substantivized)
• Root: हरित

• घृतस्नाः: bathed/anointed with ghee
• घृतस्नाः: विशेषण (of ‘हरितः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घृत-स्ना (घृत + स्ना ‘bathed’)

• रोहितासः: the ruddy/red (steeds)
• रोहितासः: कर्तृ (co-subject)
• Type: Adjective (substantivized)
• Root: रोहित

• ऋज्वञ्चः: going straight / straight-moving
• ऋज्वञ्चः: विशेषण (of the steeds)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋज्वञ्च्

• स्वञ्चः: turning well / well-moving
• स्वञ्चः: विशेषण (of the steeds)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वञ्च्

• अरुषासः: the ruddy/flame-colored (ones)
• अरुषासः: कर्तृ (co-subject)
• Type: Adjective (substantivized)
• Root: अरुष

• वृषणः: vigorous, virile, strong
• वृषणः: विशेषण/कर्तृ (of the steeds)
• Type: Adjective (substantivized)
• Root: वृषन्

• ऋजुमुष्काः: with straight/firm testicles (i.e., powerful stallions)
• ऋजुमुष्काः: विशेषण (of the steeds)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋजु-मुष्क (ऋजु + मुष्क)

• आ: towards, hither
• आ: क्रियाविशेषण (towards)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• देवततिम्: the divine host/procession
• देवततिम्: कर्म (object of ‘अह्वन्त’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-तति (देव + तति ‘stretch/line, procession’)

• अह्वन्त: they called/invoked
• अह्वन्त: क्रिया (with subjects = the steeds)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ह्वा (आह्वान)

• दस्माः: wondrous, marvelous (ones)
• दस्माः: सम्बोधन/विशेष्य (apposition to the subjects; ‘wondrous ones’)
• Type: Adjective (substantivized epithet)
• Root: दस्म