Rig Veda 9.64.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 64, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.64
Rishi: Soma Pavamāna seer-tradition.
Devata: Soma/Indu Pavamāna.
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (needs verification).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अश्वो न चक्रदो वृषा सं गा इन्दो समर्वतः । वि नो राये दुरो वृधि ॥
Transliteration
aśvó na cakrado vṛ́ṣā sáṃ gā́ indo sáṃ árvataḥ | ví no rāyé dúro vṛdhi ||
Translation
Like a steed that neighs in power, O Bull Indu, gather together the rays (cows of light) and the energies that bear us onward. Open wide for us the doors of plenitude of being.
Word by Word
अश्वःhorse (as a simile for Soma)
अश्वः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
चक्रदःneighing, crying out
चक्रदः:
कर्तृ (अश्वः का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootचक्रद (प्रातिपदिक; √चक्रद्/चक्रन्द् ‘to neigh/cry out’ से व्युत्पन्न, वैदिक)
वृषाbull; vigorous one
वृषा:
कर्तृ (अश्वः/इन्दुः का विशेषण)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृषन्/वृष (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
गाःcows (i.e., rays/streams; also wealth)
गाः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्दोO Indu (Soma)
इन्दो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
अर्वतःof the steed / of the racer
अर्वतः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, forth, widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
नःfor us; our
नः:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (for us/our)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
रायेfor wealth
राये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रायि (प्रातिपदिक)
दुरःdoors, gates
दुरः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्/द्वार (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक रूप दुरः ‘doors’)
वृधिopen/widen; make (them) grow (for us)
वृधि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वृध् (वर्धने)
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