Rig Veda 9.14.6: Mandala 9, Sukta 14, Mantra 6
Sukta 9.14
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अति श्रिती तिरश्चता गव्या जिगात्यण्व्या । वग्नुमियर्ति यं विदे ॥
Transliteration
áti śritī́ tiraścátā gavyā́ jigāty áṇvyā | vágnúm iyarti yáṃ vidé ||
Translation
Er geht über die zwei Stützen hinaus, quer sich bewegend; auf dem feinen Pfad des Strahls schreitet er – und setzt das verborgene Feuer, das innere Entzünden, in Gang für den, der weiß.
Word by Word
अतिbeyond, over
अति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
श्रिती(in) two tracks/lines; in a twofold course
श्रिती:
Adhikaraṇa (manner/way) / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeNoun (dual form used adverbially) / Kṛdanta-base
Rootश्रि (धातु) → श्रित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
तिरश्चताcrosswise, sideways
तिरश्चता:
Adhikaraṇa (manner) / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeAdjective (used adverbially)
Rootतिरश्च (प्रातिपदिक; ‘transverse, crosswise’)
गव्याwith/through milk (cow’s produce)
गव्या:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootगव्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘pertaining to cows/milk’)
जिगातिgoes, hastens
जिगाति:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु; Vedic present with reduplication: जिगाति)
अण्व्याby a subtle/narrow (path/way)
अण्व्या:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective (f.)
Rootअणु/अण्वि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘fine, subtle, narrow’)
वग्नुम्the crooked/bent one (as object)
वग्नुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (epithet) / Adjective used substantively
Rootवग्नु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘crooked/bent one’; epithet)
ईयर्तिsets in motion, impels
ईयर्ति:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootईर्/ईरय् (धातु; ‘to set in motion, impel’)
यम्whom/which
यम्:
Karma (relative object)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विदेhas found/knows
विदे:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु; ‘to know, find’)
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