Rig Veda 9.14.1: Mandala 9, Sukta 14, Mantra 1
Sukta 9.14
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
परि प्रासिष्यदत्कविः सिन्धोरूर्मावधि श्रितः । कारं बिभ्रत्पुरुस्पृहम् ॥
Transliteration
pári prā́siṣyadat kavíḥ síndhor ūrmā́v ádhi śritáḥ | kāráṃ bíbhrat puruspṛ́ham ||
Translation
Tout autour se meut la force du Voyant, pressant en avant; posée sur la vague du courant océanique, elle porte la parole créatrice, riche de multiples désirs — puissances d’une quête accomplie.
Word by Word
परिaround, all about
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
असिष्यदत्flowed forth, streamed
असिष्यदत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्यन्द् (स्यन्दते/स्यन्दति) + आ (उपसर्ग) ; desiderative base: सि-स्यन्द्
कविःthe seer/poet (Soma)
कविः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
सिन्धोःof the river/stream
सिन्धोः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊर्मौon/in the wave
ऊर्मौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon, over
अधि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
श्रितःresting, having taken refuge/settled
श्रितः:
Kartā (with कविः; predicate participle)
TypeParticiple
Rootश्रि (धातु) → कृदन्त: श्रित (PPP)
कारम्song of praise/chant
कारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकार (प्रातिपदिक)
बिभ्रत्bearing, carrying
बिभ्रत्:
Kartā (agreeing with कविः; concomitant action)
TypeParticiple
Rootभृ (धातु) → वर्तमान कृदन्त: बिभ्रत्
पुरुस्पृहम्much-desired, greatly longed-for
पुरुस्पृहम्:
Karma (as qualifier of ‘कारम्’)
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु + स्पृह (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास)
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