Rig Veda 9.36.6: Mandala 9, Sukta 36, Mantra 6
Sukta 9.36
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ दिवस्पृष्ठमश्वयुर्गव्ययुः सोम रोहसि । वीरयुः शवसस्पते ॥
Transliteration
ā́ divás pṛṣṭhám aśva-yúr gavya-yúḥ soma rohasi | vīra-yúḥ śávasas pate ||
Translation
Hey Soma, tu aasmaan ke peeche tak jaata hai. Tezi maangta hai, chamak maangta hai. Bahaduri ki taakat maangta hai, tu taqat ka malik hai.
Word by Word
आtowards; forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (prātipadika: दिव्/द्यौ ‘heaven’)
पृष्ठम्the back; summit; surface
पृष्ठम्:
कर्म (goal/object with motion)
TypeNoun
Rootपृष्ठ (prātipadika)
अश्वयुःseeking horses
अश्वयुः:
कर्तृ (apposition to subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootअश्वयु (prātipadika; -यु ‘seeking/desiring’)
गव्ययुःseeking cows
गव्ययुः:
कर्तृ (apposition to subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootगव्ययु (prātipadika; from गव्य ‘bovine/pertaining to cows’ + -यु)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (prātipadika)
रोहसिthou mountest/ascendest
रोहसि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootरुह् (धातु) ‘to rise, mount, grow’
वीरयुःseeking heroes/men
वीरयुः:
कर्तृ (apposition to subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootवीरयु (prātipadika; -यु ‘seeking’)
शवसःof strength
शवसः:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypeNoun
Rootशवस् (prātipadika) ‘strength, might’
पतेO lord/master
पते:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootपति (prātipadika)
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