Rig Veda 1.68.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 68, Mantra 4

Sukta 1.68

Rishi: Parāśara (traditional)

Devata: Agni (and implicitly the Viśve Devāḥ in relation to him)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; confirm)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

भजन्त विश्वे देवत्वं नाम ऋतं सपन्तो अमृतमेवैः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.68.4

Transliteration

bhájanta víśve devatváṃ nā́ma r̥táṃ sápanto amṛ́tam évaiḥ ॥

Translation

All share in the godhead and the Name, following the Truth; by their goings they arrive at immortality.

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Word by Word

• भजन्ति: they share/partake; they apportion
• भजन्ति: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज्

• विश्वे: all (the gods)
• विश्वे: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: विश्व

• देवत्वम्: divinity; godhead
• देवत्वम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवत्व (देव + त्व) भावप्रत्ययान्त प्रातिपदिक

• नाम: name
• नाम: कर्म (अपादेय/वाच्य-रूपेण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन्

• ऋतम्: ṛta; cosmic order/truth
• ऋतम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत

• सपन्तः: following; accompanying; attending
• सपन्तः: कर्तृ (विश्वे इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb-derived participle
• Root: सप्

• अमृतम्: immortality; ambrosia
• अमृतम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: अमृत

• एवैः: with the ‘evā’ (helpers/impellers); by means of them
• एवैः: करण
• Type: Noun (Vedic) / instrumental plural form
• Root: एव (एव + इः/इस्-प्रत्ययः; वैदिक-प्रयोगः)