Rig Veda 9.63.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 63, Mantra 4
Sukta 9.63
Rishi: Pavamāna Soma hymns (traditional attribution varies)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एते असृग्रमाशवोऽति ह्वरांसि बभ्रवः । सोमा ऋतस्य धारया ॥
Transliteration
eté asṛgram āśávo ’ti hvárāṃsi babhrávaḥ | sómā ṛtásya dhāráyā ||
Translation
Yeh Soma peele rang ke hain aur tezi se bah rahe hain. Woh tedhi raahon se guzar ke aa gaye hain. Ab woh sach ki dhaara mein bah rahe hain, jaise sahi raaste par paani bahata hai.
Word by Word
एतेthese
एते:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun/Determiner
Rootएतद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
असृग्रम्they have flowed/they streamed
असृग्रम्:
कर्तृ (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसृज् (धातु) → असृज् (aorist stem)
आशवःthe swift ones
आशवः:
कर्तृ (असृग्रम् इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootआशु (प्रातिपदिक)
अतिbeyond, over
अति:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्/उपसर्गार्थः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ह्वरांसिdeviations, crooked ways (faults)
ह्वरांसि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootह्वर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘crookedness, deviation’)
बभ्रवःthe brown/tawny ones
बभ्रवः:
कर्तृ (एते/आशवः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootबभ्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमाःSoma-drops
सोमाः:
कर्तृ (एते/आशवः/बभ्रवः इत्यस्य अपि)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order/truth)
ऋतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
धारयाby/with the stream (flow)
धारया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधारा (प्रातिपदिक)
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