Rig Veda 9.3.6: Mandala 9, Sukta 3, Mantra 6
Sukta 9.3
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एष विप्रैरभिष्टुतोऽपो देवो वि गाहते । दधद्रत्नानि दाशुषे ॥
Transliteration
eṣá vipráir abhíṣṭuto ’pó devó ví gāhate | dádhad rátnāni dāśúṣe ||
Translation
Rishi log is devta ki tarif karte hain. Yeh paani mein utar jaata hai. Apne paas jo khazana hai, woh daan dene wale ko de deta hai.
Word by Word
एषःthis (one), he
एषः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एष-
विप्रैःby the inspired poets/priests
विप्रैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिष्टुतःpraised, lauded
अभिष्टुतः:
कर्तृ (एषः-सम्बद्धः)
TypeParticiple (past passive)
Root√स्तु (स्तुतौ) + अभि-; क्त (PPP)
अपःthe waters
अपः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअप्/आप् (प्रातिपदिक) बहुवचन-रूपम्
देवःthe god (Soma)
देवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, forth; intensively
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गाहतेenters, plunges into
गाहते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√गाह् (प्रवेशने/मज्जने) आत्मनेपदम्
दधत्placing, bestowing; bearing
दधत्:
कर्तृ (देवः-सम्बद्धः)
TypeParticiple (present active)
Root√धा (धारणे/स्थापने) शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
रत्नानिtreasures, gifts
रत्नानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
दाशुषेto the giver/worshipper (patron)
दाशुषे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (agent, archaic Vedic)
Root√दाश् (दान/पूजन) क्त्वसु/वसु-प्रत्ययान्त (दाश्वस्) → दाशुष्
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