Rig Veda 9.54.2: Mandala 9, Sukta 54, Mantra 2
Sukta 9.54
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अयं सूर्य इवोपदृगयं सरांसि धावति । सप्त प्रवत आ दिवम् ॥
Transliteration
ayáṃ sū́rya ivopa-dṛ́g ayáṃ sarā́ṃsi dhāvati | saptá prá-vata ā́ dívam ||
Translation
এটি, সূর্যের ন্যায় নিকট-দর্শী হয়ে, স্রোতসমূহের মধ্যে ধাবিত হয়; সপ্ত প্রবত অতিক্রম করে সে দিবের দিকে আরোহণ করে—সোম।
Word by Word
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
कर्तृ (वाक्यस्य विषयः) / विशेष्यः
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
कर्तृ (उपमानम्) / विशेष्यः
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
सम्बन्ध/उपमान-निर्देशक
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
उपदृक्appearing/coming into view; visible
उपदृक्:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective (kṛdanta) / Noun-like epithet
Rootउप + दृश् (धातु) → उपदृश्/उपदृक् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; ‘दृक्’ = seeing)
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
कर्तृ (मुख्य-वाक्यस्य विषयः)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सरांसिlakes, pools, waters
सरांसि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
धावतिruns, rushes
धावति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधाव् (धातु)
सप्तseven
सप्त:
विशेषणम् (संख्याविशेषणम्)
TypeNumeral
Rootसप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रवताःslopes, descents, streams/flowing courses
प्रवताः:
कर्म (गन्तव्य-मार्ग/प्रदेशः) अथवा अधिकरणार्थ-व्याप्तिः
TypeNoun
Rootप्रवत (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, up to
आ:
क्रियाविशेषणम्
TypePreverb / Indeclinable
Rootआ
दिवम्heaven, the sky
दिवम्:
कर्म (गन्तव्यः)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: दिव् ‘heaven, sky’)
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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