Rig Veda 9.2.10: Mandala 9, Sukta 2, Mantra 10
Sukta 9.2
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
गोषा इन्दो नृषा अस्यश्वसा वाजसा उत । आत्मा यज्ञस्य पूर्व्यः ॥
Transliteration
goṣā́ indo nṛṣā́ asy aśvasā́ vājásā́ uta | ātmā́ yajñásya pū́rvyaḥ ||
Translation
हे इंदु, तू रोशनी देता है, आदमी को असली मर्द बना देता है। तू जीवन की ताकत देता है, पूरी शक्ति भी देता है। तू यज्ञ का पुराना आत्मा है, जो अंदर से सब सही कर देता है।
Word by Word
गो॒षाःabounding in cows; cow-winning
गो॒षाः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्—इन्दोः)
TypeAdjective
Rootगो-षा (प्रातिपदिक; गो ‘cow’ + -षा ‘possessing/abounding’)
इन्दोO Indu (Soma)
इन्दो:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन-प्रयोगः)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
नृ॒षाःabounding in men/warriors; man-winning
नृ॒षाः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्—इन्दोः)
TypeAdjective
Rootनृ-षा (प्रातिपदिक; नृ ‘man’ + -षा ‘possessing/abounding’)
अस्यof him/this (of you/this Soma)
अस्य:
Sambandha (षष्ठी—सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अश्व॒साःhorse-winning; bringing horses
अश्व॒साः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्—इन्दोः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअश्व-सा (प्रातिपदिक; अश्व ‘horse’ + -सा ‘winning/bringing’)
वा॒ज॒साःprize-winning; bringing strength/booty
वा॒ज॒साः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्—इन्दोः)
TypeAdjective
Rootवाज-सा (प्रातिपदिक; वाज ‘prize/strength/food’ + -सा ‘winning/bringing’)
उ॒तand; also
उ॒त:
— (समुच्चय/अधिकरण-निपातः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात/अव्यय)
आ॒त्माthe self; essence
आ॒त्मा:
Kartā (सम्बन्ध-वाक्ये मुख्यपदम्)
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
य॒ज्ञस्य॑of the sacrifice
य॒ज्ञस्य॑:
Sambandha (षष्ठी—सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
पू॒र्व्यःancient; primeval
पू॒र्व्यः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्—आत्मा)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘ancient, primeval’)
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