Rig Veda 9.53.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 53, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.53
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्य व्रतानि नाधृषे पवमानस्य दूढ्या । रुज यस्त्वा पृतन्यति ॥
Transliteration
ásya vratā́ni nā́dhṛṣe pávamānasya dūḍhyā́ | rúja yás tvā pṛtányati ||
Translation
এই পৱমান সোমৰ দৃঢ় ব্ৰতসমূহ কেহেও লঙ্ঘন কৰিব নোৱাৰে। যি তোৰে সৈতে যুদ্ধ কৰে, তোৰ অচল শক্তিৰে তাক ভাঙি দে—শত্ৰুৰ গতি-চেতনা চূর্ণ কৰ।
Word by Word
अस्यof him/its (of this one)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → अस्य (षष्ठी एकवचन)
व्रतानिvows, ordinances, sacred observances
व्रतानि:
कर्म (of नाधृषे) / विषय
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
निषेध (negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध-अव्यय)
आधृषेyou dare/assail
आधृषे:
क्रिया (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधृष् (धातु; ‘to dare, assail’) with preverb आ-; Vedic injunctive/imperf.-like form
पवमानस्यof Pavamāna (the purifying Soma)
पवमानस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive: of Pavamāna Soma)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootपवमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पू ‘to purify’ → पवमान ‘purifying, flowing (Soma)’)
दूढ्याby (his) firm strength/support
दूढ्या:
करण (instrument/means) / हेतु
TypeNoun
Rootदूढ्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘firm/strong support, stronghold’; from √दृढ्/दृह् ‘to make firm’)
रुजshatter, break
रुज:
क्रिया (आदेश)
TypeVerb
Rootरुज् (धातु; ‘to break, shatter’)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (of पृतन्यति)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म (object of पृतन्यति)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → त्वा (द्वितीया एकवचन, enclitic)
पृतन्यतिfights against, attacks
पृतन्यति:
क्रिया (relative-clause verb)
TypeVerb
Rootपृतन्य (धातु; denominative from पृतना ‘battle’) ‘to fight, contend’
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