Rig Veda 9.29.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 29, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.29
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सुषहा सोम तानि ते पुनानाय प्रभूवसो । वर्धा समुद्रमुक्थ्यम् ॥
Transliteration
suṣáhā soma tā́ni te punānā́ya prabhūvaso | várdhā samudrám ukthyàm ||
Translation
O Soma, standhaft im Ertragen: jene deine Kräfte — während du dich läuterst, o Herr des Überflusses — wachsen zum Ozean des Ukthya, des inspirierten Gesangs.
Word by Word
सु॒षहा॑well-enduring, very mighty (O Soma)
सु॒षहा॑:
Kartā (सोमस्य विशेषणम्) / Sambodhana-artham
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-षह (प्रातिपदिक; √षह ‘सह्/सहते’ से)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
तानिthose (things)
तानि:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you / to you
ते:
Sambandha (genitive: ‘of you’)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पुनानायfor (you) as you purify / for the purifying (Soma)
पुनानाय:
Sampradāna (for the purifying one) / उद्देश्य
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Root√पू (पूञ् पवने) → पुनान (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
प्रभूवसोO one of abundant wealth/power
प्रभूवसो:
(सम्बोधन; सोमस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-भू-वसु (बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास; ‘प्र’ + ‘भू’ + ‘वसु’)
वर्धाःincrease! / make grow!
वर्धाः:
(क्रिया; कर्ता = सोमः)
TypeVerb
Root√वृध् (वर्धते/वर्धयति)
समुद्रम्the ocean / sea
समुद्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
उक्थ्यम्hymn-worthy, fit for praise
उक्थ्यम्:
Karma (समुद्रम्-विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootउक्थ्य (प्रातिपदिक; उक्थ ‘hymn’ से)
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