Rig Veda 8.91.3: Mandala 8, Sukta 91, Mantra 3
Sukta 8.91
Devata: Soma (Indu) directed ‘for Indra’
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ चन त्वा चिकित्सामोऽधि चन त्वा नेमसि । शनैरिव शनकैरिवेन्द्रायेन्दो परि स्रव ॥
Transliteration
ā́ caná tvā cikitsā́mo 'dhí caná tvā némasi | śanáir iva śanakáir ivéndrāyendo pári srava ||
Translation
আমি তোমাক সম্পূৰ্ণকৈ বুজি নাপাওঁ, সম্পূৰ্ণকৈ মাপিও নোৱাৰোঁ; তথাপি ধীৰে ধীৰে, পদে পদে, হে সোম-ইন্দু, পৰি স্ৰৱ—ইন্দ্ৰৰ বাবে চাৰিওফালে বৈ যোৱা। আনন্দ-ৰস ধীৰে ধীৰে ব্যাপি উঠক, যেতিয়ালৈকে সত্তাই তাক ধাৰণ কৰিব পাৰে।
Word by Word
आtowards; hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga) / ā (avyaya)
चनeven; indeed (often with negation: ‘not even’)
चन:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचन (particle)
त्वाyou (thee)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (pronoun stem)
चिकित्सामःwe notice/recognize; we take heed
चिकित्सामः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√चित् (cikits- ‘to perceive/understand; to take notice of’)
अधिover; upon; in addition
अधि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (upasarga/avyaya)
चनeven; indeed
चन:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचन (particle)
त्वाyou (thee)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
नेमसिwe bow (to); we do obeisance
नेमसि:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√नम् (nam- ‘to bow’)
शनैःslowly; gently
शनैः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशनैः (indeclinable adverb)
इवlike; as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (particle)
शनकैःlittle by little; gradually
शनकैः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशनकैः (indeclinable adverb)
इवas if; like
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
इन्दोO Indu (Soma-drop)
इन्दो:
—
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (prātipadika)
परिaround; forth
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (upasarga/avyaya)
स्रवflow; stream forth
स्रव:
Kartā (imperative subject ‘you’)
TypeVerb
Root√स्रु (sru- ‘to flow’)
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