Rig Veda 4.7.6 — Mandala 4, Sukta 7, Mantra 6
Sukta 4.7
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional attribution for RV 4.7)
Devata: Agni (as dūta/hotṛ; inner divine Will and knower of the paths)
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (probable for RV 4.7; needs metrical verification at pada level)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तं शश्वतीषु मातृषु वन आ वीतमश्रितम् । चित्रं सन्तं गुहा हितं सुवेदं कूचिदर्थिनम् ॥
Transliteration
táṃ śaśvátīṣu mātṛ́ṣu vána ā́ vītám aśrítam | citráṃ sántam gúhā hitáṃ su-védaṃ kūcíd-arthínam ||
Translation
Him we seek and approach in the eternal Mothers, in the forest-growth of Nature: the One who has entered and taken his seat. Wondrous in being, hidden in the secret cave, he is perfectly knowable to the seeker—though he is sought only by one who truly yearns.
Word by Word
तम्him/that (one)
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शश्वतीषुamong the everlasting/continuous (ones)
शश्वतीषु:
अधिकारण
TypeAdjective
Rootशश्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
मातृषुamong the mothers
मातृषु:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
वनेin the wood/forest
वने:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootवन (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वीतम्found/obtained; brought/led (to)
वीतम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√वी (वे/वाय्) ‘to weave/cover; to go/drive’ (धातु) → वीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अश्रितम्rested in, lodged, taken refuge in
अश्रितम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootआ-√श्रि ‘to resort to, lean on’ (धातु) → अश्रित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
चित्रम्bright, wondrous
चित्रम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सन्तम्being, existent
सन्तम्:
कर्म
TypeParticiple
Root√अस् ‘to be’ → सन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
गुहाःof the cave; in concealment
गुहाः:
अधिकारण (सम्बन्ध-निर्देशः)
TypeNoun
Rootगुहा (प्रातिपदिक)
हितम्placed, hidden, deposited
हितम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√धा ‘to place’ → हि-त (निहित/हित) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
सुवेदम्well-known; easy to find/recognize
सुवेदम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-वेद (प्रातिपदिक) < सु + √विद्/√वेद ‘to know’
कुचित्somewhere; in some place
कुचित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकु + चित् (निपात-समास)
अर्थिनम्seeker, one desiring (a goal/wealth)
अर्थिनम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
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