Rig Veda 9.48.5: Mandala 9, Sukta 48, Mantra 5
Sukta 9.48
Devata: Soma (Pavamāna) as the power that grows into Indra-force and greatness
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अधा हिन्वान इन्द्रियं ज्यायो महित्वमानशे । अभिष्टिकृद्विचर्षणिः ॥
Transliteration
adhā́ hinvāná indriyáṃ jyā́yo mahitvám ānaśe | abhiṣṭi-kṛ́d vícarṣaṇiḥ ||
Translation
ثم إذ يُدفَعُ قُدُمًا ينالُ قوّةَ إندرا الأعظم، ويبلغُ عظمةً فسيحة—هو صانعُ العونِ المنشود، ذو القدرةِ الواسعةِ المدى.
Word by Word
अधाthen, thereafter
अधा:
Adhikaraṇa (काल/अनुक्रम-निर्देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधा (अव्यय)
हिन्वानःimpelling, setting in motion
हिन्वानः:
Kartā (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeVerb-derived (Participle)
Root√हिन् (हिनोति) / √हि (प्रेरणे)
इन्द्रियम्power, vigor, might
इन्द्रियम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र + इय/इयक-प्रत्ययः)
ज्यायःgreater, stronger
ज्यायः:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootज्यायस् (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मक-विशेषण)
महित्वम्greatness, majesty
महित्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootमहित्व (प्रातिपदिक; महत् + -त्व)
आनशेhas attained, has reached
आनशे:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√नश् (नश्नोति/नशति) ‘प्राप्नुयात्’
अभिष्टिकृत्maker of help/aid; helper
अभिष्टिकृत्:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective (agent-noun)
Rootअभिष्टि + √कृ (करोति) (समासः: अभिष्टि-कृत्)
विचर्षणिःthe widely-ruling one; lord of men/peoples
विचर्षणिः:
Kartā (वाक्यस्य कर्तृपदम्; इन्द्रस्य नाम/विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootविचर्षणि (प्रातिपदिक; वि- + चर्षणि ‘मनुष्य/जन’ अथवा ‘प्रजाः’)
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