Rig Veda 9.100.1: Mandala 9, Sukta 100, Mantra 1
Sukta 9.100
Rishi: Pavamāna Soma seer tradition (RV 9.100).
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with Indra as beneficiary/associated power)
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh; verify by scansion.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभी नवन्ते अद्रुहः प्रियमिन्द्रस्य काम्यम् । वत्सं न पूर्व आयुनि जातं रिहन्ति मातरः ॥
Transliteration
abhī́ navante adrúhaḥ priyám índrasya kā́myam | vatsáṃ na pū́rve ā́yuni jātáṃ rihanti mā́taraḥ ||
Translation
نحوَه يندفعون وينحنون—قوى لا تخدع—نحو ما هو عزيزٌ على إندرا ومشتهى؛ وكما تلعق الأمهاتُ عجلاً مولوداً في الحياة الأولى، كذلك يرعونه ويكمّلونه حتى صورته الحقّة.
Word by Word
अभीtowards, upon
अभी:
Adhikaraṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/दिशा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नवन्तेthey praise/celebrate
नवन्ते:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootनु (धातु; ‘to praise/celebrate’, Vedic)
अद्रुहःthe non-deceitful (ones)
अद्रुहः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (substantivized) / Noun
Rootअ-द्रुह् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘non-injuring, not deceitful’)
प्रियम्the dear (thing), what is pleasing
प्रियम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective / Noun
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
काम्यम्desirable
काम्यम्:
Karma (विशेषण-भावेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootकाम्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘desirable, wished-for’)
वत्सम्a calf
वत्सम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
(उपमा-चिह्न) —
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
पूर्वेformer, earlier
पूर्वे:
Kartā (विशेषण-भावेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
आयुनिin (its) lifetime/age
आयुनि:
Adhikaraṇa (काल/अवस्था)
TypeNoun
Rootआयु (प्रातिपदिक)
जातम्born
जातम्:
Karma (विशेषण-भावेन)
TypeParticiple
Rootजन् (धातु) → जात (कृदन्त, क्त)
रिहन्तिthey lick
रिहन्ति:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootरिह् (धातु; ‘to lick’)
मातरःmothers
मातरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
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