Rig Veda 1.91.17: Mandala 1, Sukta 91, Mantra 17
Sukta 1.91
Devata: Soma
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ प्यायस्व मदिन्तम सोम विश्वेभिरंशुभिः । भवा नः सुश्रवस्तमः सखा वृधे ॥
Transliteration
ā́ pyāyasva madíntama sóma víśvebhir aṃśúbhiḥ | bhávā naḥ suśrávastamaḥ sákhā vṛdhé ||
Translation
सोम, तू और बड़ा हो, अपनी सारी किरणों के साथ। तू हमारे लिए ऐसा दोस्त बन जो हमें बढ़ने में मदद करे। तेरा नाम और बड़ाई हो, तू हमारे लिए सुख लाए।
Word by Word
आforth, towards (intensifying/dir. prefix)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
प्यायस्वswell, become full (grow strong)!
प्यायस्व:
—
TypeVerb
Root√प्या (प्याय्) / √pyā (to swell, grow, become full)
मदिन्तमmost exhilarating
मदिन्तम:
Karma (विशेष्यः सोमः)
TypeAdjective
Rootमदिन् (प्रातिपदिक) < √मद् (to be intoxicated, exhilarate)
सोमSoma
सोम:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वेभिःwith all
विश्वेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective (pronominal)
Rootविश्व (सर्व) (प्रातिपदिक)
अंशुभिःwith (your) rays/shafts (stalks)
अंशुभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअंशु (प्रातिपदिक)
भवbecome, be!
भव:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भू (to be, become)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna (हित/सम्बन्ध)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
सुश्रवस्तमःmost glorious, of best fame
सुश्रवस्तमः:
Kartā (विशेष्यः सखा)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-श्रवस्-तम (प्रातिपदिक); श्रवस् < √श्रु (to hear) → ‘fame, glory’
सखाfriend
सखा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसखि/सखा (प्रातिपदिक)
वृधेfor (our) increase/prosperity
वृधे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (abstract) / Kṛdanta
Rootवृध् (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-रूप) < √वृध् (to grow, increase)
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