Rig Veda 9.101.11: Mandala 9, Sukta 101, Mantra 11
Sukta 9.101
Rishi: Bhṛgu-line seer(s) (general)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Jagatī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सुष्वाणासो व्यद्रिभिश्चिताना गोरधि त्वचि । इषमस्मभ्यमभितः समस्वरन्वसुविदः ॥
Transliteration
susvāṇā́so vy àdribhíś citā́nā gór ádhi tváci | íṣam asmábhyam abhítaḥ sám asvaran vasuvídaḥ ||
Translation
مَعصورةً عصراً حسناً، مطرودةً بحجارةِ العصر، تُجمَعُ على جلدِ البقرة؛ ومن كلِّ جانبٍ تُرنِّمُ معاً لنا اندفاعَ القوّة—هؤلاءِ الواجدونَ للغِنى الحقّ.
Word by Word
सु॒ष्वा॒णासःthe Soma-pressers / (Soma-drops) being pressed
सु॒ष्वा॒णासः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb-derived (participle)
Root√सु (सु- ‘to press, extract Soma’) → कṛदन्त: सुष्वाण
विapart, forth, widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
अद्रिभिःwith the pressing-stones
अद्रिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘stone, pressing-stone’)
चितानाःheaped up / gathered
चितानाः:
कर्तृ (सुष्वाणासः के विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeVerb-derived (participle)
Root√चि (चिनोति ‘to heap, pile, gather’) → कṛदन्त: चितान
गोःof the cow (i.e., of milk)
गोः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) / अधिकरण-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक; ‘cow’, also ‘milk’)
अधिupon, on
अधि:
अधिकरण (उपपद-निर्देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/उपपद-अव्यय)
त्वचिon the skin/rind (surface)
त्वचि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootत्वच् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘skin, rind’)
इषम्nourishment, refreshment
इषम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइष्/इषा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘refreshment, nourishment, strength’)
अस्मभ्यम्to us
अस्मभ्यम्:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अभितःaround, on all sides; altogether
अभितः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभितः (अव्यय)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
अस्वरन्they sounded/sang together
अस्वरन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√स्वर् (स्वरति ‘to sound, sing’) with सम् → समस्वरति
वसुविदःfinders/winners of wealth
वसुविदः:
कर्तृ (सुष्वाणासः के विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootवसु-विद् (समास: वसु ‘wealth’ + √विद् ‘to find/obtain/know’) → प्रातिपदिक ‘वसुविद्’
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