Rig Veda 9.4.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 4, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.4
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सना दक्षमुत क्रतुमप सोम मृधो जहि । अथा नो वस्यसस्कृधि ॥
Transliteration
sanā́ dákṣam utá krátum ápa soma mṛ́dho jahi | áthā no vásyasas kṛdhi ||
Translation
હે સોમ, અમામાં સદા દક્ષતા અને ક્રતુ (કાર્યસાધક સંકલ્પ) સ્થાપિત રાખ; અને શત્રુતાભર્યા દબાણો/આક્રમણોને દૂર હંકારી દે. ત્યાર પછી અમને વધુ ઉત્તમ અવસ્થામાં ઘડી દે.
Word by Word
सनाfrom of old / always
सना:
Adhikaraṇa (kāla-adhikaraṇa)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसना (avyaya-prātipadika; from PIE *sen- ‘old’)
दक्षम्skill, ability
दक्षम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदक्ष (prātipadika)
उतand also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (avyaya)
क्रतुम्resolve, power of will / ritual intelligence
क्रतुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु (prātipadika)
अपaway, off
अप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप (avyaya; preverb)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
Sambodhana (addressed deity)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (prātipadika)
मृधःhostilities, harms
मृधः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमृध्/मृध (prātipadika; ‘hostility, injury’)
जहिstrike down, slay
जहि:
Kriyā (imperative action)
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु) + (लोट्)
अथाthen
अथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथा (avyaya)
नःfor us / our
नः:
Sampradāna/Adhikaraṇa (beneficiary: ‘for us/our’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (sarvanāman)
वस्यसःof the better (good), better
वस्यसः:
Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier of the desired state/benefit)
TypeAdjective
Rootवस्यस् (comparative adj. from वसु ‘good’)
कृधिmake, do
कृधि:
Kriyā (imperative action)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) + (लोट्)
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