Rig Veda 9.66.16: Mandala 9, Sukta 66, Mantra 16
Sukta 9.66
Rishi: Traditionally: Soma Pavamāna corpus; specific rishi attribution varies by Anukramaṇī for this hymn (needs project-level authority file).
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (Indu).
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī; verify metrically.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
महाँ असि सोम ज्येष्ठ उग्राणामिन्द ओजिष्ठः । युध्वा सञ्छश्वज्जिगेथ ॥
Transliteration
mahā́m̐ asi soma jyéṣṭha ugrā́ṇām indo ójiṣṭhaḥ | yúdhvā sán cháśvaj jigetha ||
Translation
सोम, तुम बहुत बड़े हो, सबसे तेज़ लोगों में पहले हो। तुम्हारी ताकत सबसे ज़्यादा है। लड़ते रहो, तुम हर बार जीतोगे।
Word by Word
म॒हाँgreat
म॒हाँ:
कर्तृ (विशेषण-रूपेण ‘सोम’स्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
असिyou are
असि:
(अस्ति-क्रियापद; कर्ता = त्वम्/सोमः)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
सम्बोधन (आह्वान)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
ज्येष्ठःthe eldest / foremost
ज्येष्ठः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण-रूपेण ‘सोम’स्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; श्रेष्ठतम)
उग्राणाम्of the fierce (ones)
उग्राणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘among/of the fierce ones’)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्दोO Indu (Soma-drop)
इन्दो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
ओजिष्ठःmost powerful
ओजिष्ठः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण-रूपेण ‘सोम’स्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootओजिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; superlative from ओजस्)
युध्वाhaving fought
युध्वा:
क्रियाविशेषण (पूर्वकालिक क्रिया)
TypeVerbal indeclinable (gerund)
Rootयुध् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय; absolutive)
सञ्together, completely
सञ्:
(क्रियापद-विशेषक; ‘together/fully’)
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग) → सञ् (sandhi-form before palatal/ś)
शश्वत्always, continually
शश्वत्:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशश्वत् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
जिगेथyou have conquered / you win
जिगेथ:
मुख्यक्रिया (कर्तृ = त्वम्/सोमः)
TypeVerb
Rootजि (धातु; ‘to conquer’)
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