Rig Veda 7.31.9: Mandala 7, Sukta 31, Mantra 9
Sukta 7.31
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra (with Soma as offering-medium)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ऊर्ध्वासस्त्वान्विन्दवो भुवन्दस्ममुप द्यवि । सं ते नमन्त कृष्टयः ॥
Transliteration
ūrdhvā́sas tvā́nv índavo bhúvan dasmám úpa dyávi | sáṃ te namanta kṛ́ṣṭayaḥ ||
Translation
高く掲げられたソーマ（Soma）の滴は、驚異なる者よ、光り輝く天へと昇りつつ汝に従う。われらのうちの諸民は、ひとつの同意において共に汝に頭を垂れる。
Word by Word
ऊर्ध्वासःupright, raised (ones)
ऊर्ध्वासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अन्विन्दवःthe Soma-drops (following/along)
अन्विन्दवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + अनु- (उपसर्ग)
भुवन्being, becoming
भुवन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participial form)
Rootभू (धातु) → भुवन् (वर्तमान कृदन्त/शतृ)
दस्मम्wondrous, marvelous
दस्मम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदस्म (प्रातिपदिक)
उपtowards, up to
उप:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
द्यविin/unto the sky
द्यवि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together, wholly
सम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
तेto you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नमन्तthey bow
नमन्त:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootनम् (धातु)
कृष्टयःpeoples, communities
कृष्टयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
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