Rig Veda 9.3.7: Mandala 9, Sukta 3, Mantra 7
Sukta 9.3
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एष दिवं वि धावति तिरो रजांसि धारया । पवमानः कनिक्रदत् ॥
Transliteration
eṣá dívam ví dhāvati tiró rájāṃsi dhā́rayā | pávamānaḥ kaníkradat ||
Translation
Lui, le Purifiant de soi-même, s’élance vers le ciel, à travers les espaces (rajas) dans son courant ; Pavamāna, il pousse un grand cri dans son élan en avant.
Word by Word
एषःthis (one), he
एषः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Pronoun
Rootएष (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दिवम्heaven, the sky
दिवम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: दिव् ‘sky, heaven’)
विapart, asunder; widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
धावतिruns, rushes
धावति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधाव् (धातु)
तिरःacross, beyond, through
तिरः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतिरस् (अव्यय/उपपद)
रजांसिregions/spaces; (dusty) realms
रजांसि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
धारयाwith a stream/current
धारया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधारा (प्रातिपदिक)
पवमानःpurifying, being purified (Soma)
पवमानः:
कर्तृ (एषः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्) অথবা कर्तृ-समनाधिकरणम्
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootपु (धातु ‘to purify’) → पवमान (वर्तमान-कृदन्त, शतृ)
कनिक्रदत्keeps roaring/crying aloud
कनिक्रदत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootक्रन्द् (धातु ‘to cry/roar’) with intensive/reduplicated stem कनिक्रद्
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