Rig Veda 10.4.6 — Mandala 10, Sukta 4, Mantra 6
Sukta 10.4
Rishi: Dīrghatamas Āucathya (traditional)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तनूत्यजेव तस्करा वनर्गू रशनाभिर्दशभिरभ्यधीताम् । इयं ते अग्ने नव्यसी मनीषा युक्ष्वा रथं न शुचयद्भिरङ्गैः ॥
Transliteration
tanūtyájā iva táskarā vanargū́ raśanā́bhir dáśabhir abhy-á dhītām | iyáṃ te agne návyasī manīṣā́ yukṣvā́ ráthaṃ na śucáyadbhir áṅgaiḥ ||
Translation
As thieves, casting off their own bodies, the forest-roamers are bound about with ten straps—so (too) this thought of mine is set upon you. O Agni, this is for you a newer insight: yoke it like a chariot with shining limbs (powers).
Word by Word
तनूत्यजाbody-abandoning (one who gives up the body)
तनूत्यजा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootतनू-त्यज (प्रातिपदिक; ‘तनू’ + ‘त्यज’)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
तस्कराःthieves
तस्कराः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootतस्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
वनर्गूःforest-goers / lurking in the woods
वनर्गूः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवनर्गू (प्रातिपदिक)
रशनाभिःwith ropes
रशनाभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरशना (प्रातिपदिक)
दशभिःwith ten
दशभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootदशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि
अधीताम्may you two set (your) thought upon / attend to
अधीताम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधी (धातु) < अधि-धी
इयम्this
इयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेfor you / of you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
नव्यसीnewer, most fresh
नव्यसी:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootनव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
मनीषाthought, inspired insight
मनीषा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमनीषा (प्रातिपदिक)
युक्ष्वyoke! harness!
युक्ष्व:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयुज् (धातु) < युज्
रथम्chariot
रथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
शुचयद्भिःwith shining/purifying (ones)
शुचयद्भिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootशुच् (धातु) → शुचयत् (वर्त्तमान कृदन्त)
अङ्गैःwith limbs, with parts
अङ्गैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
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