Rig Veda 9.27.6: Mandala 9, Sukta 27, Mantra 6
Sukta 9.27
Devata: Soma Pavamāna moving toward Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एष शुष्म्यसिष्यददन्तरिक्षे वृषा हरिः । पुनान इन्दुरिन्द्रमा ॥
Transliteration
eṣá śuṣmy asisyadat antárikṣe vṛ́ṣā háriḥ | punānó índur índram ā́ ||
Translation
Dieser Mächtige jagt und drängt voran im Mittelraum — der Stier, die fahlgoldene Kraft; der sich läuternde Indu eilt zu Indra, um in uns den Herrn der lichtvollen Macht zu stärken.
Word by Word
एषःthis (one)
एषः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एष
शुष्म्यःmighty, vigorous
शुष्म्यः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुष्मिन् (प्रातिपदिक; शुष्म ‘बल/तेज’ + -इन्) → शुष्म्य
असिष्यदत्streamed/flowed
असिष्यदत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√स्यन्द् (स्यन्दते/स्यन्दति ‘to flow, stream’) with preverb आ-; Vedic injunctive/aorist formation
अन्तरिक्षेin the mid-air, in the atmosphere
अन्तरिक्षे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
वृषाthe bull (strong one)
वृषा:
कर्तृ (उपपद-विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun (used as epithet)
Rootवृषन्/वृष (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bull’, also ‘virile/strong one’) → वृषा
हरिःthe tawny one (Soma)
हरिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
पुनानःpurifying (himself), being purified
पुनानः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Root√पू (पुनाति ‘to purify’) → वर्तमानकाले कृदन्तः (शानच्) ‘पुनान’
इन्दुःthe drop (Soma)
इन्दुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
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