Rig Veda 9.101.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 101, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.101
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तं दुरोषमभी नरः सोमं विश्वाच्या धिया । यज्ञं हिन्वन्त्यद्रिभिः ॥
Transliteration
táṃ duróṣam abhí nárāḥ sómaṃ viśvā́cyā dhiyā́ | yajñáṃ hinvanty ádribhiḥ ||
Translation
সেই দুর্বধ্য (দুরোষ) সোমের দিকে নরগণ সর্বব্যাপী ধিয়া (বুদ্ধি/ভাব) নিয়ে অগ্রসর হয়; অদ্রি (পেষণ-পাথর) দিয়ে তারা যজ্ঞকে এগিয়ে চালিত করে।
Word by Word
तम्him/that (Soma)
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दुरोषम्hard to burn/consume; difficult to injure (epithet)
दुरोषम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootदुरोष (प्रातिपदिक; दुḥ + ओष/ओषस्-सम्बद्ध)
अभीtowards, unto
अभी:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/adverb)
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नरःmen, worshippers
नरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमम्Soma
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वाच्याall-reaching, universal
विश्वाच्या:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्वाच्य (प्रातिपदिक; विश्व + आच्य ‘reaching/going’)
धियाwith thought/insight, by devotion
धिया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधी (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञम्the sacrifice
यज्ञम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
हिन्वन्तिthey impel/drive forward
हिन्वन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootहिन्व् (धातु; ‘to impel, set in motion’)
अद्रिभिःwith stones (pressing-stones)
अद्रिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
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