Rig Veda 10.9.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 9, Mantra 1
Sukta 10.9
Rishi: Sindhudvīpa Āmbara (traditional Anukramaṇī attribution for RV 10.9, Āpaḥ-sūkta)
Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 pādas of 8 syllables)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आपो हि ष्ठा मयोभुवस्ता न ऊर्जे दधातन । महे रणाय चक्षसे ॥
Transliteration
ā́po hí ṣṭhā mayobhúvas tā́ na ūrjé dadhātana | mahé ráṇāya cákṣase ||
Translation
水よ、まことに汝らは歓喜を生む者。われらのうちに養いの力（ūrj）を据えよ――大いなる戦いのため、また見る眼（cakṣas）のために。
Word by Word
आपःwaters
आपः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootआप्- (प्रातिपदिक ‘अप्/आप्’ ‘जल’)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
ष्ठाyou are / you stand
ष्ठा:
कर्तृ (क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Rootस्थ (धातु; ‘स्था’ इत्यस्य वैदिक/छान्दस रूप)
मयोभुवःbringing delight, bliss-bestowing
मयोभुवः:
कर्तृ (आपः-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootमयस् + भू (प्रातिपदिक: मयो-भू ‘सुख-उत्पादक’)
ताःthose (waters)
ताः:
कर्तृ (आपः इत्यस्य पुनरुक्त-सूचक)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
नःto us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
ऊर्जेfor nourishment, for strength
ऊर्जे:
सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्ज् (प्रातिपदिक ‘ऊर्ज्’ ‘बल/पोषण’)
दधातनplace, bestow
दधातन:
कर्तृ (क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
महेfor great (benefit)
महे:
सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
रणायfor battle, for conflict
रणाय:
सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन
TypeNoun
Rootरण (प्रातिपदिक ‘रण’ ‘युद्ध/संघर्ष’)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
चक्षसेfor vision, for sight (splendour)
चक्षसे:
सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक ‘चक्षस्’ ‘दर्शन/दीप्ति/दृष्टि’)
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