Rig Veda 9.107.16: Mandala 9, Sukta 107, Mantra 16
Sukta 9.107
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नृभिर्येमानो हर्यतो विचक्षणो राजा देवः समुद्रियः ॥
Transliteration
nṛ́bhir yemā́no haryató ví-cakṣaṇo rājā́ deváḥ samudríyaḥ ||
Translation
مُقاسًا ومُهتدىً بقوى البشر، متلألئًا في مسيره، يصيرُ الملكُ الإلهيُّ البصيرُ بحرًا محيطيًّا—فسيحًا في الكينونة والرؤيا.
Word by Word
नृभिःwith/through men (heroes, worshippers)
नृभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनृ- (प्रातिपदिक ‘नर’)
येमानःgoing/pressing on; moving (forth)
येमानः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participial)
Rootयम् (धातु; ‘यच्छति/नियच्छति/याति’—वेदे ‘येम’)
हर्यतःof the tawny/bright (one)
हर्यतः:
Sambandha (genitive qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootहर्यत्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘हरि/हरित’ से—हरितवर्ण/हरि-युक्त)
विचक्षणःclear-sighted, discerning
विचक्षणः:
Kartā (appositional qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-चक्षण- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘विशेषेण चक्षते/पश्यति’)
राजाking
राजा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
देवःgod, divine one
देवः:
Kartā (apposition to राजा)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
समुद्रियःoceanic; belonging to the sea (i.e., of the ocean)
समुद्रियः:
Kartā (appositional epithet)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसमुद्रिय- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘समुद्र’ से व्युत्पन्न—समुद्र-सम्बन्धी)
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