Rig Veda 9.48.1: Mandala 9, Sukta 48, Mantra 1
Sukta 9.48
Devata: Soma (Pavamāna)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तं त्वा नृम्णानि बिभ्रतं सधस्थेषु महो दिवः । चारुं सुकृत्ययेमहे ॥
Transliteration
táṃ tvā nṛmṇā́ni bíbhrataṃ sadhástheṣu mahó diváḥ | cā́ruṃ sukṛtyáyemahe ||
Translation
Toi, nous te cherchons — portant les puissances héroïques dans les sièges communs du grand Ciel ; toi, le Beau, pour notre juste agir et l’œuvre accomplie.
Word by Word
तम्him / that one
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नृम्णानिmanly powers, heroic strengths
नृम्णानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootनृम्ण (प्रातिपदिक; नृ + म्न)
बिभ्रतम्bearing, carrying
बिभ्रतम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण ‘तम्/त्वा’ प्रति)
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√भृ (भरणे)
सधस्थेषुin the seats/places (ritual stations)
सधस्थेषु:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootसधस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
महोof the great
महो:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःof heaven, of the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
चारुम्beautiful, pleasing
चारुम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण ‘तम्/त्वा’ प्रति)
TypeAdjective
Rootचारु (प्रातिपदिक)
सुकृत्यायfor good action/merit; for good performance (of rite)
सुकृत्याय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootसुकृत्या (प्रातिपदिक; सु + कृत्या)
ईमहेwe seek/strive for, we go to (invoke)
ईमहे:
कर्तृ (अस्मद्-समूहः)
TypeVerb
Root√यम् (यच्छति/ईमहे—वैदिक; ‘to strive/seek, to go for’)
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