Rig Veda 4.34.3: Mandala 4, Sukta 34, Mantra 3
Sukta 4.34
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Rbhus
Chandas: Trishtubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अयं वो यज्ञ ऋभवोऽकारि यमा मनुष्वत्प्रदिवो दधिध्वे । प्र वोऽच्छा जुजुषाणासो अस्थुरभूत विश्वे अग्रियोत वाजाः ॥
Transliteration
ayáṃ vo yajñá ṛbhavo 'kāri yám ā́ manuṣvát pradívo dadhidhvé | prá vo ácchā jujuṣāṇā́so asthúr ábhūt víśve agriyótá vājā́ḥ ||
Translation
此祭祀已为你们而成，梨布（R̥bhus）啊——那从遥远的天界（div）你们所安立，使之得以如人间般可亲可行。我们怀着悦纳与珍爱，向你们趋近而立；而一切先行的威力与胜势（vāja）都已显现。
Word by Word
अयम्this (one/this)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वःfor you / of you
वः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञःsacrifice, rite
यज्ञः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक; √यज्)
ऋभवःO Ṛbhus (divine artisans)
ऋभवः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootऋभु (प्रातिपदिक)
अकारिhas been made / was performed
अकारि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे)
यम्which (that)
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आto, unto; (prefix)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
मनुष्वत्in the manner of Manu / like men
मनुष्वत्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमनुष्वत् (अव्यय; मनु + -ष्वत्)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
दिवःfrom heaven / of heaven
दिवः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
दधिध्वेyou have placed / you have established
दधिध्वे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√धा (धारणे)
प्रforth
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वःfor you / to you
वः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अच्छाtowards, unto
अच्छा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा (अव्यय)
जुजुषाणासःdelighting (in), gladly accepting
जुजुषाणासः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Root√जुष् (सेवने/प्रीतौ) → जुजुषाण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्थुःthey stood / they came to stand
अस्थुः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (तिष्ठति)
अभूत्became
अभूत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√भू (भवति)
विश्वेall
विश्वे:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्रियःforemost, first
अग्रियः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअग्रिय (प्रातिपदिक; अग्र + -इय)
उतand, also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
वाजाःprizes, strengths, winnings
वाजाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
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