Rig Veda 9.28.1: Mandala 9, Sukta 28, Mantra 1
Sukta 9.28
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एष वाजी हितो नृभिर्विश्वविन्मनसस्पतिः । अव्यो वारं वि धावति ॥
Transliteration
eṣá vājī hitó nṛ́bhir viśvá-vin mánasas pátiḥ | avyó vā́raṃ ví dhāvati ||
Translation
এষ সোমঃ ৱাজী, নৃভিঃ হিতঃ; বিশ্বৱিত্ মনসস্পতিঃ—অব্যো ৱারং বিস্তৃতং ধাৱতি, বৃত ধাৰাসমূহ মুক্ত কৰে।
Word by Word
एषःthis (one)
एषः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एष-
वाजीthe racer/steed; vigorous one
वाजी:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक; वाज ‘strength/prize’)
हितःplaced, set in motion/appointed
हितः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Root√धा (धातु) → हित (कृदन्त, भूतकर्मणि/निष्ठा)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
नृभिःby men, by heroes
नृभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनृ (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्ववित्all-knowing
विश्ववित्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व- + √विद् (धातु) → -वित् (कृदन्त/समासान्त)
मनसःof mind
मनसः:
— (सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
पतिःlord, master
पतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
अव्यःof sheep; woollen
अव्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootअव्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘sheep/wool’)
वारम्covering, veil/cloth
वारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवार (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, asunder, forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (Preverb)
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
धावतिruns, rushes
धावति:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√धाव् (धातु)
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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