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Rig Veda 9.97.54: Mandala 9, Sukta 97, Mantra 54

Sukta 9.97

Rishi: Pavamāna Soma seers (generic)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; confirm by scan)

महीमे अस्य वृषनाम शूषे माँश्चत्वे वा पृशने वा वधत्रे । अस्वापयन्निगुतः स्नेहयच्चापामित्राँ अपाचितो अचेतः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 9.97.54

mahī́me asyá vṛ́ṣanā́ma śūṣé māṃścátve vā́ pṛ́śane vā́ vádhatre | asvā́payann nigutáḥ snéhayać cā́pā́mitrā́n apā́cito acetáḥ ||

Wahrlich groß sind die gewaltigen Kräfte seiner Stärke – sei es in Māṃścatva, in Pṛśana oder im Vadhatra. Er schläfert das Verborgene ein und macht es geschmeidig; und er treibt die Feinde fort – die nicht wahrnehmenden, nicht denkenden Regungen –, indem er sie von uns hinauswirft.

महीमेgreatness, greatness (as object)
महीमे:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमही (प्रातिपदिक) / मह् (वृद्धौ) (निरुक्त-सम्बन्ध)
अस्यof him/it
अस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वृष्णामof the bulls (i.e., of the strong ones)
वृष्णाम:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
शूषेin/for strength, vigor
शूषे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशूष (प्रातिपदिक)
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चत्वेin praise/at the hymn
चत्वे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootचत्व (प्रातिपदिक; ‘स्तुति/प्रशंसा’ इत्यर्थे वैदिक)
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
पृशनेin/at Pṛśana (name/epithet)
पृशने:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपृशन (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक विशेषण/नाम)
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
वधत्रेin/at the slaying (place/act), for the killing
वधत्रे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवधत्र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वध/हनन-सम्बन्धी’ वैदिक)
अस्वापयन्they kept (them) awake / made (them) sleepless
अस्वापयन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootस्वप् (निद्रायाम्) + अ (निषेध/प्रवर्तक-उपसर्गः; causative)
निगुतःhidden, concealed
निगुतः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनिगुत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; नि-गु (गोपने) क्त)
स्नेहयत्he/it made (them) cling; caused to be sticky/affectionate
स्नेहयत्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootस्निह् (स्नेहे) (णिच्)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपाम्of the waters
अपाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रान्friends, allies
मित्रान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अपाचितःunhonoured, disregarded
अपाचितः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअपाचित (कृदन्त; अप-चि (चयन/चितीकरणे) क्त)
अचेतःunthinking, senseless
अचेतः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक; नञ् + चेतस्)

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