Rig Veda 9.51.5: Mandala 9, Sukta 51, Mantra 5
Sukta 9.51
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभ्यर्ष विचक्षण पवित्रं धारया सुतः । अभि वाजमुत श्रवः ॥
Transliteration
abhý arṣa vi-cákṣaṇa pavítraṃ dhā́rayā sutáḥ | abhí vā́jam utá śrávaḥ ||
Translation
Ströme hervor, o Weitsichtiger, gepresster Soma, im Strom durch das Sieb (pavitra); ströme hin zu vāja, zur Fülle der Kraft, und zu śravas, zum vernehmbaren Ruhm.
Word by Word
अभिtowards, over
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa (directional/goal marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अर्षflow! rush!
अर्ष:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootऋष् (धातु)
विचक्षणO discerning one
विचक्षण:
Sambodhana (address to Soma)
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootवि-चक्ष् (धातु) → विचक्षण (प्रातिपदिक ‘discerning’)
पवित्रम्the filter, strainer
पवित्रम्:
Karma (goal/object of motion)
TypeNoun
Rootपवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
धारयाwith the stream/current
धारया:
Karaṇa (instrument/means)
TypeNoun
Rootधारा (प्रातिपदिक)
सुतःpressed (Soma)
सुतः:
Kartā (agent/subject: Soma)
TypeParticiple (adjectival)
Rootसु (धातु) → सुत (कृदन्त, PPP)
अभिtowards
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa (directional/goal marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वाजम्prize, strength, victory
वाजम्:
Karma (attained object)
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand also
उत:
(connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (अव्यय)
श्रवःfame, renown
श्रवः:
Karma (attained object)
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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