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Rig Veda 4.7.4: Mandala 4, Sukta 7, Mantra 4

Sukta 4.7

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Agni (as messenger of Vivasvat/solar power)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable due to shorter structure; verify in critical edition)

आशुं दूतं विवस्वतो विश्वा यश्चर्षणीरभि । आ जभ्रुः केतुमायवो भृगवाणं विशेविशे ॥

āśúṃ dūtáṃ vivásvato víśvā yáś carṣaṇī́r abhí | ā́ jabhruḥ ketúm ā́yavo bhṛ́gavāṇaṃ viśé-viśe ||

维瓦斯瓦特(Vivasvat)迅疾的使者,行遍诸族诸民者——求道之人已将他迎来:那光之旌旗、婆利古(Bhṛgu)所生者,入于每一氏族、每一支派。

आशुम्swift (one)
आशुम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootआशु- (प्रातिपदिक)
दूतम्messenger
दूतम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदूत- (प्रातिपदिक)
विवस्वतःof Vivasvat (the Sun)
विवस्वतः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootविवस्वत्- (प्रातिपदिक; सूर्य/विवस्वान्)
विश्वाःall
विश्वाः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व- (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चर्षणीनाम्of the peoples/tribes
चर्षणीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootचर्षणी- (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
उपपद-सम्बन्ध (directional)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/preposition)
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
hither, forth
:
उपसर्ग (verbal prefix)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
जभ्रुःthey have borne/brought
जभ्रुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरणे) with reduplication: ज-भृ
केतुम्banner, sign, radiance
केतुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकेतु- (प्रातिपदिक)
आयवःthe Āyus (descendants of Ayu)/Āyus-people
आयवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootआयु- (प्रातिपदिक) → आयव- (वेदिक बहुवचन-प्रयोग)
भृगवाणम्Bhr̥gavan (of the Bhṛgus)
भृगवाणम्:
कर्म (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective (tribal/lineage epithet)
Rootभृगवाण- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘भृगु-वंशीय/भृगु-सम्बद्ध’)
विशे-विशेin each settlement/clan
विशे-विशे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun (reduplicated distributive)
Rootविश्- (प्रातिपदिक)

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