Rig Veda 9.1.7: Mandala 9, Sukta 1, Mantra 7
Sukta 9.1
Rishi: Madhucchandas (traditional)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तमीमण्वीः समर्य आ गृभ्णन्ति योषणो दश । स्वसारः पार्ये दिवि ॥
Transliteration
tam ī́m áṇvīḥ sa-maryé ā́ gṛbhṇánti yóṣaṇo dáśa | svásāraḥ pā́rye diví ||
Translation
Him the subtle-moving maidens seize and draw near in the common movement—ten sisters in the farther heaven: the many harmonizing powers that take hold of Soma and prepare his ascent in us.
Word by Word
तम्him/that (Soma)
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ईम्indeed, just, him
ईम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम् (निपात/अव्यय)
अण्वीःthe slender (maidens)
अण्वीः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअण्वी (स्त्री-प्रातिपदिक; ‘पतली/सूक्ष्मा’)
समर्यःthe eager/active one (in contest); the impeller
समर्यः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण-रूपेण) / अथवा संबोधन-भावः
TypeAdjective
Rootसमर्य (पुं-प्रातिपदिक; ‘संग्राम/समर-सम्बद्ध’)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गृभ्णन्तिthey seize, grasp
गृभ्णन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्/गृभ् (धातु; ‘ग्रहणे’)
योषणःmaidens, women
योषणः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootयोषणा (स्त्री-प्रातिपदिक; ‘युवती/स्त्री’)
दशten
दश:
कर्तृ (संख्या-विशेषणम्)
TypeNumeral
Rootदशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
स्वसारःsisters
स्वसारः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootस्वसृ (स्त्री-प्रातिपदिक; ‘बहिन’)
पार्येin the far (region)
पार्ये:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective
Rootपार्य (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; ‘पार/पर-सम्बद्ध, दूरस्थ’)
दिविin heaven, in the sky
दिवि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (स्त्री-प्रातिपदिक; ‘द्यौः, स्वर्ग’)
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