Rig Veda 1.91.14: Mandala 1, Sukta 91, Mantra 14
Sukta 1.91
Devata: Soma
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यः सोम सख्ये तव रारणद्देव मर्त्यः । तं दक्षः सचते कविः ॥
Transliteration
yáḥ sóma sakhyé táva rāráṇad deva mártyaḥ | táṃ dákṣaḥ sacate kavíḥ ||
Translation
O Soma, den Sterblichen, der sich an deiner Freundschaft erfreut, begleitet und stützt Dakṣa, die unterscheidende Kraft, und Kaví, die seherische Weisheit.
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootसोम- (प्रातिपदिक)
सख्येin (thy) friendship
सख्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसखि- (प्रातिपदिक) → सख्य- (भाव/सम्बन्ध-नाम)
तवof thee / thy
तव:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रारणत्rejoiced / delighted
रारणत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√रा/√रार् (रारण्/रार्) ‘to gladden, to delight, to make rejoice’
देवO god
देव:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्त्यःa mortal
मर्त्यः:
Kartā (apposition to यः)
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दक्षःskill / the able one (Dexterity/Power)
दक्षः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदक्ष- (प्रातिपदिक)
सचतेattends / accompanies
सचते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√सच् ‘to accompany, to follow, to attach oneself’
कविःthe seer / poet
कविः:
Kartā (apposition to दक्षः)
TypeNoun
Rootकवि- (प्रातिपदिक)
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