Rig Veda 9.101.16: Mandala 9, Sukta 101, Mantra 16
Sukta 9.101
Rishi: Bhṛgu-line seer(s) (general)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (moving toward Indra)
Chandas: Jagatī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अव्यो वारेभिः पवते सोमो गव्ये अधि त्वचि । कनिक्रदद्वृषा हरिरिन्द्रस्याभ्येति निष्कृतम् ॥
Transliteration
ávyó vā́rebhiḥ pavate sómo gávye ádhi tváci | kánikradad vṛ́ṣā hárir índrasyā́bhy eti niṣkṛtám ||
Translation
Durch wollene Siebe läutert sich Soma, auf der lichten Haut des Lichts. Laut rufend, als starker Stier, der Falbe (Hari), drängt er in Indras offenen Raum — in das befreite Feld, bereitet für die sieghafte Kraft.
Word by Word
अव्यः(like) a sheep / woolly (filter)
अव्यः:
अधikaraṇa (उपमान-आधारः; ‘अव्यः’ इव) / विशेषणरूपेण
TypeNoun
Rootअव्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘भेड़/ऊन’)
वारेभिःwith waters
वारेभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवार (प्रातिपदिक; ‘जल/वारि’)
पवतेis purified / flows clear
पवते:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पवते) ‘शुद्धौ/पवने’
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
गव्येin/at the cow-product (milk) / in the milky (substance)
गव्ये:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective (used substantively) / Noun
Rootगव्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘गोसम्बन्धि/दुग्धादि’)
अधिupon, over
अधि:
अधिकरण-सम्बन्धसूचक
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
त्वचिon the skin / on the surface (film)
त्वचि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootत्वच् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘त्वचा/पटल’)
कनिक्रदत्crying aloud / resounding
कनिक्रदत्:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम्
TypeVerb (participle) / Adjectival
Root√क्रन्द् ‘रुदने/नादे’ (कनि- उपसर्ग/प्रत्ययात्मक पुनरुक्ति)
वृषाthe bull, the vigorous one
वृषा:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम्
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृषन्/वृष (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वृषभ/बलवान्’)
हरिःHari (the tawny one; Indra’s steed / tawny one)
हरिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘हरितवर्णः; इन्द्रस्य अश्वः/हरिः’)
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अभ्येतिcomes toward / approaches
अभ्येति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअभि + √इ ‘गत्यर्थे’
निष्कृतम्the prepared/finished (pressing/filtrate); the drawn-out (product)
निष्कृतम्:
कर्म (अभ्येति किम्?)
TypeAdjective (past participle) / Noun-like
Rootनिष्कृत (कृदन्त; नि: + √कृ ‘करणे’ → ‘निष्कृत’ ‘निर्गत/निर्मित/निर्णीत’)
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