Rig Veda 6.4.2 — Mandala 6, Sukta 4, Mantra 2
Sukta 6.4
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya)
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas; dawn-associated)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स नो विभावा चक्षणिर्न वस्तोरग्निर्वन्दारु वेद्यश्चनो धात् । विश्वायुर्यो अमृतो मर्त्येषूषर्भुद्भूदतिथिर्जातवेदाः ॥
Transliteration
sá no vibhā́vā cakṣáṇir na vástor agnír vandā́ru védyaś canó dhāt | viśvā́yur yó amṛ́to mártyeṣūṣár-bhūd bhūd átithir jā́tavedāḥ ||
Translation
May he, our far-shining Agni, like a discerning eye at dawn, establish for us the adored and knowable (presence). He who is universal life, immortal in mortals—born with the Dawn—may Jātavedas become the guest (within us).
Word by Word
सःhe (that one = Agni)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
नःfor us / to us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विभावाःthe all-shining one
विभावाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवि-भा (धातु) → विभावन्/विभावस् (प्रातिपदिक)
चक्षणिःthe seer / the one with sight
चक्षणिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootचक्ष् (धातु) → चक्षणि (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike / as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
वस्तोःof the dwelling / of the house
वस्तोः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवस्तु/वस्तु (प्रातिपदिक) ~ वस् (धातु) ‘वासे’ → वस्तो (RV form)
अग्निःAgni
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
वन्दारुःthe praiser / worshipper
वन्दारुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवन्द् (धातु) → वन्दारु (प्रातिपदिक)
वेद्यःto be known / worthy to be recognized
वेद्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (gerundive)
Rootविद् (धातु) → वेद्य (कृत्-प्रातिपदिक; -य)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
नःfor us / to us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धात्may he place / bestow
धात्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु) ‘धारणे/स्थापने’
विश्वायुःhaving all life / life for all
विश्वायुः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आयु (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अमृतःimmortal
अमृतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-मृत (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्त्येषुamong mortals
मर्त्येषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
उषर्भुत्dawn-born / arising at dawn
उषर्भुत्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Noun (compound epithet)
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक) + √भू (धातु) → भूत् (कृत्)
भूत्became / has become
भूत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु) ‘भवने’
अतिथिःguest
अतिथिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअतिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
जातवेदाःJātavedas (Agni, knower of all births)
जातवेदाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootजात (√जन् क्त) + वेदस् (√विद्) → जातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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