Rig Veda 9.15.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 15, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.15
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एष हितो वि नीयतेऽन्तः शुभ्रावता पथा । यदी तुञ्जन्ति भूर्णयः ॥
Transliteration
eṣá hitó ví nīyate ’ntáḥ śubhrā́vatā pathā́ | yádī tuñjánti bhū́rṇayaḥ ||
Translation
Denn dieser Soma, eingesetzt, wird nach innen geführt auf dem glänzenden Pfad, wenn die Presskräfte, die Stürmischen, ihn treiben und drängen in seinen wahren Lauf.
Word by Word
एषःthis (one), he
एषः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (प्रातिपदिक: एष-)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
इतःfrom here, hence
इतः:
Apādāna
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइतः
विapart, forth (prefix)
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि
नीयतेis led, is guided
नीयते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootनी (धातु: नयति; उपसर्ग: वि-)
अन्तःwithin, inside
अन्तः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्तः
शुभ्रावताwith the bright/gleaming
शुभ्रावता:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ्रावत् (प्रातिपदिक; शुभ्र + वत्)
पथाby the path
पथा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपथ् (प्रातिपदिक: पथ-)
यदीwhen/if
यदी:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
तुbut, then
तु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
तुञ्जन्तिthey thrust/impel, they press on
तुञ्जन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootतुञ्ज् (धातु)
भूर्णयःthe whirling ones (eddies/waves; rushing streams)
भूर्णयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootभूर्णि (प्रातिपदिक)
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