Rig Veda 9.8.8: Mandala 9, Sukta 8, Mantra 8
Sukta 9.8
Rishi: unknown (not supplied in input)
Devata: Soma (Pavamāna)
Chandas: unknown (not supplied in input)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वृष्टिं दिवः परि स्रव द्युम्नं पृथिव्या अधि । सहो नः सोम पृत्सु धाः ॥
Transliteration
vṛṣṭíṃ diváḥ pári srava dyumnáṃ pṛthivyā́ ádhi | sáho naḥ soma pṛtsú dhāḥ ||
Translation
Flow around as the rain of heaven and as the luminous glory upon the earth; O Soma, set in us the power of endurance and victory in the battles.
Word by Word
वृष्टिम्rain; shower
वृष्टिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवृष्टि- (√वृष् ‘वर्षणे/सिञ्चने’ से निष्पन्न स्त्री. भाव/कर्म-नाम)
दिवःof heaven; from the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्-/द्यौ- (प्रातिपदिक ‘sky, heaven’)
परिaround; forth; all about
परि:
उपपद/क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्रवflow; stream forth
स्रव:
क्रिया (आज्ञा); कर्ता = (हे) सोम
TypeVerb
Root√स्रु (स्रवति) ‘स्रवणे/प्रवाहे’
द्यु॒म्नम्splendour; glory
द्यु॒म्नम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootद्यु॒म्न- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘brightness, glory, power’)
पृथिव्याःof the earth
पृथिव्याः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी- (प्रातिपदिक ‘earth’)
अधिupon; over
अधि:
अधिकारण-सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सहःstrength; might
सहः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्- (प्रातिपदिक ‘strength, might’)
नःto us; for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootसोम- (प्रातिपदिक; देवता/पेय)
पृत्सुin battles
पृत्सु:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootपृत्- (स्त्री. ‘battle, fight’; प्रायः बहुवचन ‘battles’)
धाःplace; bestow
धाः:
क्रिया (आज्ञा); कर्ता = (हे) सोम
TypeVerb
Root√धा (दधाति) ‘धारणे/स्थापने’
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